SimpleFactory.java

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package org.eclipse.gef.requests;

/**
 * A simple CreationFactory that takes a Class in the constructor and creates a new 
 * instance of this Class in {@link #getNewObject()}.
 * @author hudsonr
 * @since 2.1
 */
public class SimpleFactory implements CreationFactory {

private Class type;

/**
 * Creates a SimpleFactory.
 *
 * @param aClass The class to be instantiated using this factory.
 */
public SimpleFactory(Class aClass) {
	type = aClass;
}

/**
 * Create the new object.
 *
 * @return The newly created object.
 */
public Object getNewObject() {
	try {
		return type.newInstance();
	} catch (Exception exc) {
		return null;
	}
}

/**
 * Returns the type of object this factory creates.
 *
 * @return The type of object this factory creates.
 */
public Object getObjectType() {
	return type;
}


}