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* (c) Copyright 2013 WibiData, Inc.
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* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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*
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package org.kiji.mapreduce.impl;
import org.kiji.annotations.ApiAudience;
import org.kiji.mapreduce.KijiMapper;
/** Utility methods for working with <code>KijiMapper</code>. */
@ApiAudience.Private
public final class KijiMappers {
/** Utility class, cannot be instantiated. */
private KijiMappers() {}
/**
* Loads a KijiMapper class by name.
*
* @param className Fully qualified name of the class to load.
* @return the loaded class.
* @throws ClassNotFoundException if the class is not found.
* @throws ClassCastException if the class is not a KijiBulkImporter.
*/
@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
public static Class<? extends KijiMapper> forName(String className)
throws ClassNotFoundException {
return Class.forName(className).asSubclass(KijiMapper.class);
}
}