Class ClassReplicaCreator

java.lang.Object

org.powermock.core.ClassReplicaCreator

public class ClassReplicaCreator
extends Object

This class takes care of creating a replica of a class. The class structure is copied to the new class. This is useful in situations where you want to create a mock for a class but it's not possible because of some restrictions (such as the class being loaded by the bootstrap class-loader).

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ClassReplicaCreator()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
<T> Class<T>	createClassReplica(Class<T> clazz)
<T> Class<T>	createInstanceReplica(T delegator)	Create a class that is a replica of type T.

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

ClassReplicaCreator

public ClassReplicaCreator()

Method Details

createClassReplica

public <T> Class<T> createClassReplica(Class<T> clazz)

createInstanceReplica

public <T> Class<T> createInstanceReplica(T delegator)

Create a class that is a replica of type T. To allow for partial mocking all calls to non-mocked methods will be delegated to the delegator.

Type Parameters:

T - The type of the replica class to be created.

Parameters:

delegator - The delegator object that will be invoked to allow for partial mocking.

Returns:

A replica class that can be used to duck-type an instance.