Why is Class.newInstance() “evil”?

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The Java API documentation explains why (http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html#newInstance()):

Note that this method propagates any exception thrown by the nullary constructor, including a checked exception. Use of this method effectively bypasses the compile-time exception checking that would otherwise be performed by the compiler. The Constructor.newInstance method avoids this problem by wrapping any exception thrown by the constructor in a (checked) InvocationTargetException.

In other words, it can defeat the checked exceptions system.

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