1  /*
     2   Copyright aswing.org, see the LICENCE.txt.
     3  */
     4   
     5  /**
     6   * Reflection Utils.
     7   * @author iiley
     8   */
     9  class org.aswing.utils.Reflection {
    10  	
    11  	/**
    12  	 * Return the class object by the specified class name.
    13  	 * <p>Then you can use this way to create a new instance of this class:
    14  	 * <pre>
    15  	 *     var classConstructor:Function = Reflection.getClass("your_class_name");
    16  	 *     var instance:YourClass = YourClass(new classObj());
    17  	 * </pre>
    18  	 * Or call it's static method from this way:
    19  	 * <pre>
    20  	 *     var classConstructor:Function = Reflection.getClass("your_class_name");
    21  	 *     classConstructor.itsStaticMethod(args);
    22  	 * </pre>
    23  	 * 
    24  	 * @param fullname the class's full name include package. For example "org.aswing.Component"
    25  	 * @return the class object of the name
    26  	 */
    27  	public static function getClass(fullname:String):Function{
    28  		var parts:Array = fullname.split(".");
    29  		var classObj:Object = _global;
    30  		for(var i:Number=0; i<parts.length; i++){
    31  			classObj = classObj[parts[i]];
    32  		}
    33  		return Function(classObj);
    34  	}
    35  	
    36  }
    37
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