how to use the final class that has no constructor?

[Tanakorn Numrubporn]

I using Ibis (Grid computing API on java base) and I find one final class that I think I have to use it. It has no constructor, so I can't instantiate it. Api doc tells me that this class is class container, which comprises multiple field that I want to use it but I can't.

Please help me

Thank you
Tanakorn

[Jeroen T Wenting]

Every class has a constructor.

[Pavel Kubal]

Did you look for some factory methods?

Every class has a constructor, but not every constructor is visible.

[Jim Yingst]

Another possibility: if a class has no declared constructor, then a default constructor will be automatically created, with no arguments. So just calling "new SomeClassName()" should work.

Now if the class has a constructor, but it's private - that's when you may have to look for another way to create it, such as a factory method. Or, some classes are not intended to be instantiated. (See java.lang.Math for example.) You may have to study the API more to understand how the class is to be used. Or if you can give a link to the API of this class, maybe we can help...

[Tanakorn Numrubporn]

http://www.cs.vu.nl/ibis/api/index.html

Thank you for every reply.
This is the link for that API.

[Garrett Rowe]

Originally posted by Tanakorn Numrubpor:
http://www.cs.vu.nl/ibis/api/index.html

Thank you for every reply.
This is the link for that API.

What's the name of the class you were trying to use?

[Tanakorn Numrubporn]

oop! sorry the class is GruopMessage

[Jim Yingst]

So, have you tried simply calling "new GroupMessage()" like I suggested?

[Jaikiran Pai]

Since i dont see any non-default constructors mentioned in that Javadoc, the default constructor should work:

GroupMessage gm = new GroupMessage();