static O nuObject(S className, O... args) ctex {
  ret nuObject(classForName(className), args);
}

// too ambiguous - maybe need to fix some callers
/*static O nuObject(O realm, S className, O... args) {
  ret nuObject(_getClass(realm, className), args);
}*/

static <A> A nuObject(Class<A> c, O... args) ctex {
  if (args == null || args.length == 0) ret nuObjectWithoutArguments(c); // cached!
  
  Constructor m = nuObject_findConstructor(c, args);
  makeAccessible(m);
  return (A) m.newInstance(args);
}

static Constructor nuObject_findConstructor(Class c, Object... args) {
  for (Constructor m : getDeclaredConstructors_cached(c)) {
    if (!nuObject_checkArgs(m.getParameterTypes(), args, false))
      continue;
    return m;
  }
  fail("Constructor " + c.getName() + getClasses(args) + " not found"
    + (args.length == 0 && (c.getModifiers() & java.lang.reflect.Modifier.STATIC) == 0 ? " - hint: it's a non-static class!" : ""));
}

 static boolean nuObject_checkArgs(Class[] types, Object[] args, boolean debug) {
    if (types.length != args.length) {
      if (debug)
        System.out.println("Bad parameter length: " + args.length + " vs " + types.length);
      return false;
    }
    for (int i = 0; i < types.length; i++)
      if (!(args[i] == null || isInstanceX(types[i], args[i]))) {
        if (debug)
          System.out.println("Bad parameter " + i + ": " + args[i] + " vs " + types[i]);
        return false;
      }
    return true;
  }