/** Creates a new instance of the specified type. */
protected Object newInstance(Class<?> type) throws Exception {
// find the most specific constructor that can take the last value
if (_lvalue != null) {
boolean inner = ReflectionUtil.isInner(type);
_lvalue.getClass();
Constructor cctor = null;
Class<?> cptype = null;
for (Constructor ctor : type.getConstructors()) {
Class<?>[] ptypes = ctor.getParameterTypes();
if (inner ? (ptypes.length != 2 || !ptypes[0].isInstance(_outer)) : (ptypes.length != 1)) {
continue;
}
Class<?> ptype = ptypes[ptypes.length - 1];
if (ptype.isInstance(_lvalue) && (cctor == null || cptype.isAssignableFrom(ptype))) {
cctor = ctor;
cptype = ptype;
}
}
if (cctor != null) {
return inner ? cctor.newInstance(_outer, _lvalue) : cctor.newInstance(_lvalue);
}
}
// fall back on default constructor
return ReflectionUtil.newInstance(type, _outer);
}
/** Determines whether the supplied value is legal for this property. */
protected boolean isLegalValue(Class<?> type, Object value) {
if (type.isPrimitive()) {
if (value == null) {
return false;
}
type = ClassUtil.objectEquivalentOf(type);
}
return (value == null) ? getAnnotation().nullable() : type.isInstance(value);
}