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forge-core/src/main/java/forge/util/ReflectionUtil.java

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+package forge.util;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
+
+/** 
+ * TODO: Write javadoc for this type.
+ *
+ */
+public class ReflectionUtil {
+
+    public static <T> T makeDefaultInstanceOf(Class<? extends T> cls) {
+        if ( null == cls )
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Class<? extends T> cls must not be null");
+        
+        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+        Constructor<? extends T>[] cc = (Constructor<? extends T>[]) cls.getConstructors();
+        for (Constructor<? extends T> c : cc) {
+            Class<?>[] pp = c.getParameterTypes();
+            if (pp.length == 0) {
+                try {
+                    T res = c.newInstance();
+                    return res;
+                } catch (Exception e) {
+                    e.printStackTrace();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        throw new RuntimeException("No default constructor found in class " + cls.getName());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Cast object to a given type if possible, returning null if not possible
+     * @param obj
+     * @param type
+     */
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    public static <T> T safeCast(Object obj, Class<T> type) {
+        if (type.isInstance(obj)) {
+            return (T) obj;
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+}