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 * The Original Code is "ReflectionUtil.java".  Description:
 * "Utility class for reflection"
 *
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package ca.uhn.hl7v2.util;

import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;

import ca.uhn.hl7v2.HL7Exception;
import ca.uhn.hl7v2.model.Message;
import ca.uhn.hl7v2.parser.ModelClassFactory;

public class ReflectionUtil {

	/** Non instantiable */
	private ReflectionUtil() {
		// nothing
	}
	
	public static Message instantiateMessage(Class<? extends Message> theType, ModelClassFactory theModelClassFactory) throws HL7Exception {
		try {
			Constructor<? extends Message> constructor = theType.getConstructor(new Class<?>[] {ModelClassFactory.class});
			Message message = constructor.newInstance(theModelClassFactory);
			return message;
		} catch (SecurityException e) {
			throw new HL7Exception("Failed to instantiate message type " + theType.getCanonicalName() + ": ", e);
		} catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
			throw new HL7Exception("Failed to instantiate message type " + theType.getCanonicalName() + ": ", e);
		} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
			throw new HL7Exception("Failed to instantiate message type " + theType.getCanonicalName() + ": ", e);
		} catch (InstantiationException e) {
			throw new HL7Exception("Failed to instantiate message type " + theType.getCanonicalName() + ": ", e);
		} catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
			throw new HL7Exception("Failed to instantiate message type " + theType.getCanonicalName() + ": ", e);
		} catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
			throw new HL7Exception("Failed to instantiate message type " + theType.getCanonicalName() + ": ", e);
		}
	}
	
}