private static final Record getTypedObject(int type) {
    if (type < 0 || type > knownRecords.length) return unknownRecord.getObject();
    if (knownRecords[type] != null) return knownRecords[type];

    /* Construct the class name by putting the type before "Record". */
    String s =
        Record.class.getPackage().getName() + "." + Type.string(type).replace('-', '_') + "Record";
    try {
      Class c = Class.forName(s);
      Constructor m = c.getDeclaredConstructor(emptyClassArray);
      knownRecords[type] = (Record) m.newInstance(emptyObjectArray);
    } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
      /* This is normal; do nothing */
    } catch (Exception e) {
      if (Options.check("verbose")) System.err.println(e);
    }
    if (knownRecords[type] == null) knownRecords[type] = unknownRecord.getObject();
    return knownRecords[type];
  }