Steven Augart wrote:
> I think our implementation of java.lang.Class's newinstance() is
> incorrect. Specifically, Class.newinstance() uses reflection to
> invoke a class's zero-argument constructor and then, if it catches an
> InvocationTargetException, unwraps that exception, throwing whatever
> exception was originally thrown by the constructor.
>
> The exact code we currently have is:
>
> catch (InvocationTargetException e)
> {
> VMClass.throwException(e.getTargetException());
> throw (InternalError) new InternalError
> ("VMClass.throwException returned").initCause(e);
> }
>
> This has the effect that Class.newinstance() can throw any exception
> at all, without any warning to the caller.
This is a well-known bug in the spec.. see
http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=4233093
Sun has yet to do anything about it.
IMHO in this case compatibility is best, however repulsive.
-Archie
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Archie Cobbs * CTO, Awarix * http://www.awarix.com
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