How to dynamically call a class

[Seth Ethington]

What I'm doing is I have a website that sends a command property to a front controller servlet and then forwards onto a class. All that I want this class to do is get the command property and dynamically call the appropriate class and its method. For example if the command is "Login" then I want it to call the Login class and the "getLogin" method. I went searching around and here is what I have come up with so far but it throws a Class not found exception. Can anyone please help it is driving me crazy trying to figure this out.

Here is my source:

 
INTERFACE
 
import java.sql.Connection;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
import com.Branch
 
public interface ApplicationControllerInterface {
 
public HttpServletResponse getRule(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, Connection conn);
 
}
 
 
 
APP CONTROLLER CLASS
 
import com.BranchBCO;
 
public class HTBApplicationController implements ApplicationControllerInterface {
 
public static void requestBusinessControlObject(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, Connection conn) {
 
try {((ApplicationControllerInterface)(Class.forName((String)request.getParameter("cmd")+"BCO").newInstance())).doRequest(request, response, conn);
} catch (InstantiationException e) {
} catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
} catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
}
} 

[ December 10, 2006: Message edited by: Seth Ethington ]
[ December 10, 2006: Message edited by: Seth Ethington ]

[pawank gupta]

why dont you try this via classloader. what you need to do is pass you class suppose "Login" with complete package name like "abc.cde.Login" and then search it in classloader and then create its instance.

[Jaikiran Pai]

Class.forName((String)request.getParameter("cmd")+"BCO").newInstance()

1) Make sure the correct class name(including the case and the fully qualified name) is being passed through the "cmd" parameter. Also make sure that you dont have leading and trailing spaces in that value.

2) Also make sure that this class, that you are trying to load, is in the classpath of the application.

[Seth Ethington]

Ok now I'm trying this. I decided to put in a static fully qualified name so I could trouble shoot. I'm now getting a Class type cast exception.

Any ideas

    
Class theClass = Class.forName("com.HomeTownBank.bco.BranchBCO");
ApplicationControllerInterface aClass = (ApplicationControllerInterface)theClass.newInstance();
aClass.getRule(request, response, conn);

[Jaikiran Pai]

Does your com.HomeTownBank.bco.BranchBCO implement the ApplicationControllerInterface? Also post the entire exception stacktrace.

[Seth Ethington]

Yes I am implementing the ApplicaitonControllerInterface in the Applicaiton Controller.

Here is my stack:

java.lang.ClassCastException: com.HomeTownBank.bco.BranchBCO
at com.HomeTownBank.HTBApplicationController2.requestBusinessControlObject(HTBApplicationController2.java:21)
at com.HomeTownBank.HTBFrontController.doGet(HTBFrontController.java:46)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:689)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:252)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:213)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:178)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:126)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:105)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:107)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:148)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:869)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11BaseProtocol.java:664)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.processSocket(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:527)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.runIt(LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.java:80)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:684)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)
Dec 11, 2006 12:35:08 AM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve invoke
SEVERE: Servlet.service() for servlet HTBFrontController threw exception
java.lang.ClassCastException: com.HomeTownBank.bco.BranchBCO
at com.HomeTownBank.HTBApplicationController2.requestBusinessControlObject(HTBApplicationController2.java:21)
at com.HomeTownBank.HTBFrontController.doGet(HTBFrontController.java:46)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:689)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:252)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:213)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:178)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:126)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:105)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:107)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:148)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:869)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11BaseProtocol.java:664)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.processSocket(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:527)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.runIt(LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.java:80)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:684)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)
Dec 11, 2006 12:39:16 AM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve invoke
SEVERE: Servlet.service() for servlet HTBFrontController threw exception
java.lang.ClassCastException: com.HomeTownBank.bco.BranchBCO
at com.HomeTownBank.HTBApplicationController2.requestBusinessControlObject(HTBApplicationController2.java:21)
at com.HomeTownBank.HTBFrontController.doGet(HTBFrontController.java:46)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:689)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:252)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:213)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:178)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:126)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:105)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:107)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:148)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:869)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11BaseProtocol.java:664)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.processSocket(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:527)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.runIt(LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.java:80)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:684)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)
Dec 11, 2006 12:54:50 AM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve invoke
SEVERE: Servlet.service() for servlet HTBFrontController threw exception
java.lang.ClassCastException: com.HomeTownBank.bco.BranchBCO
at com.HomeTownBank.HTBApplicationController2.requestBusinessControlObject(HTBApplicationController2.java:21)
at com.HomeTownBank.HTBFrontController.doGet(HTBFrontController.java:53)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:689)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:252)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:213)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:178)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:126)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:105)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:107)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:148)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:869)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11BaseProtocol.java:664)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.processSocket(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:527)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.runIt(LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.java:80)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:684)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)

[Pratheep Nair]

If BranchBCO does not implement the ApplicationControllerInterface interface, you will get a ClassCastexception. Looking at the stack trace I don't what you are calling at line no....

[Seth Ethington]

Thanks for your last post your were right. I had 2 problems. Both of which was in my BranchBCO file. I didn't say that the class implements the interface and second I had my method set up as public static and my interface was only public. This is why I was getting the type cast error.

Thanks for trying to help though