ThrowException.java

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/*
 * ThrowException.java
 * Created: May 13, 2002
 * By: Bo Ilic
 */
package org.openquark.cal.foreignsupport.module.M1;

/**
 * Tests generating exceptions in a foreign function call.
 * Creation date: (Sept 18, 2002) 
 * @author Bo Ilic  
 */       
public final class ThrowException {
    
    /**
     * Method throwException.
     * @param className name of the exception to throw
     * @param message message to pass to the exception when constructing it
     * @return boolean false if the exception couldn't be created and thrown
     * @throws Throwable
     */
    public static boolean throwException (String className, String message) throws Throwable {
        
        Throwable throwableObject = null;
        try {
            Class<?> theClass = Class.forName(className);
            java.lang.reflect.Constructor<?> constructor = theClass.getConstructor(new Class[] {String.class});
            throwableObject = (Throwable)constructor.newInstance(new Object[] {message});
           
        } catch (Throwable t) {
            return false;
        }
        
        throw throwableObject;
    }
}