diff -r 6f696a0ef12f -r 5452b9fbd253 vm/src/test/java/org/apidesign/vm4brwsr/Exceptions.java
--- a/vm/src/test/java/org/apidesign/vm4brwsr/Exceptions.java	Sat Dec 08 10:32:04 2012 +0100
+++ b/vm/src/test/java/org/apidesign/vm4brwsr/Exceptions.java	Mon Dec 31 12:44:51 2012 +0100
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
  * @author tom
  */
 public class Exceptions {
+    private Exceptions() {
+    }
 
     public static int methodWithTryCatchNoThrow() {
         int res = 0;
@@ -46,4 +48,17 @@
         return res;
     }
 
+    public static String newInstance(String n) {
+        try {
+            Class c;
+            try {
+                c = Class.forName(n);
+            } catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
+                return ("CNFE:" + ex.getMessage()).toString();
+            }
+            return c.newInstance().getClass().getName();
+        } catch (InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException ex) {
+            return ex.getMessage();
+        }
+    }
 }