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Constructs a Java object whose class is specified by a String.

(defn new-by-name
  "Constructs a Java object whose class is specified by a String."
  [class-name & args]
  (clojure.lang.Reflector/invokeConstructor
   (clojure.lang.RT/classForName class-name)
   (into-array Object args)))