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package com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.lang;

/**
 * The ClassUtils class is an abstract utility class for working with and invoking methods on Class objects.
 * 
 * @author John Blum
 * @see java.lang.Class
 * @see java.lang.Object
 * @since 7.0
 */
public abstract class ClassUtils {

  public static final Class[] EMPTY_CLASS_ARRAY = new Class[0];

  /**
   * Attempts to load the specified class by fully qualified name.  If the class could not be found, then this method
   * handles the ClassNotFoundException and throws the specified RuntimeException instead.
   * 
   * @param className a String indicating the fully qualified name of the class to load.
   * @param e the RuntimeException to throw in place of the ClassNotFoundException if the class could not be found
   * and loaded.
   * @return a Class object representing the specified class by name.
   * @throws NullPointerException if either className or RuntimeException is null.
   * @see java.lang.Class#forName(String)
   */
  public static Class forName(final String className, final RuntimeException e) {
    try {
      return Class.forName(className);
    }
    catch (ClassNotFoundException ignore) {
      throw e;
    }
    catch (NoClassDefFoundError ignore) {
      throw e;
    }
  }

  /**
   * Gets the Class type for the specified Object, or returns null if the Object reference is null.
   * 
   * @param obj the Object who's class type is determined.
   * @return the Class type of the Object parameter, or null if the Object reference is null.
   * @see java.lang.Object#getClass()
   */
  public static Class getClass(final Object obj) {
    return (obj == null ? null : obj.getClass());
  }

  /**
   * Gets the name of the Object's Class type or null if the Object reference is null.
   * 

   * @param obj the Object's who's class name is returned or null if the Object reference is null.
   * @return a String value specifying the name of the Object's class type.
   * @see #getClass(Object)
   * @see java.lang.Class#getName()
   */
  public static String getClassName(final Object obj) {
    final Class objType = getClass(obj);
    return (objType == null ? null : objType.getName());
  }

  /**
   * Determine whether the specified class is on the classpath.
   * <

   * @param className a String value specifying the fully-qualified name of the class.
   * @return a boolean value indicating whether the specified class is on the classpath.
   * @see #forName(String, RuntimeException)
   */
  public static boolean isClassAvailable(final String className) {
    try {
      forName(className, new IllegalArgumentException(String.format("Class (%1$s) is not available!", className)));
      return true;
    }
    catch (IllegalArgumentException ignore) {
      // NOTE the Exception could be logged at fine/debug level if we used category-based logging
      return false;
    }
  }

  /**
   * Determines whether the specified Object parameter is an instance of, or is assignment-compatible with the given
   * Class type.  Note, this method is null-safe for both Class and Object value references.
   * 

   * @param type the Class type used in an instanceof determination with the given Object.
   * @param obj the Object being determined for assignment-compatibility with the specified Class type.
   * @return a boolean value indicating if the given Object is an instance of the specified Class type.
   * @see java.lang.Class#isInstance(Object)
   */
  public static boolean isInstanceOf(final Class type, final Object obj) {
    return (type != null && type.isInstance(obj));
  }

  /**
   * Determines whether the specified Object is not a instance of the following Class types.  The Object is considered
   * not an instance of the Class types if the condition holds for all Class types.
   * 
   * @param obj the Object who's Class type is in question.
   * @param types an array of Class types that the Object is being tested as an instance of.
   * @return a boolean value of true if the Object is not an instance of any of the specified Class types.
   * @see java.lang.Class#isInstance(Object)
   */
  public static boolean isNotInstanceOf(final Object obj, final Class... types) {
    boolean condition = true;

    if (types != null) {
      for (int index = 0; index < types.length && condition; index++) {
        condition &= !types[index].isInstance(obj);
      }
    }

    return condition;
  }

}