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package org.jboss.serial.references;

import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;

/**
 * This class is not used by JBossSerialization itself, as the constructor used is slightly different (GhostConstructor), but I kept the implementation here as a reference for others.
 * @author Clebert Suconic 
 */
public class ConstructorPersistentReference extends ArgumentPersistentReference {

	public ConstructorPersistentReference(Class clazz, Object referencedObject, int referenceType) {
		super(clazz, referencedObject, referenceType);
		this.setArguments(((Constructor)referencedObject).getParameterTypes());
	}

	public synchronized Object rebuildReference() throws Exception {
		// A reference to guarantee the value is not being GCed during while the value is being rebuilt
		Object returnValue=null;
		if ((returnValue=internalGet())!=null) return returnValue;

		Constructor constructor = getMappedClass().getConstructor(getArguments());
		constructor.setAccessible(true);
		buildReference(constructor);
		return constructor;
	}

}
