Package eu.bandm.tools.util.classes

Class ConfigurableClassLoader.ClassSource

java.lang.Object

eu.bandm.tools.util.classes.ConfigurableClassLoader.ClassSource

Direct Known Subclasses:

ConfigurableClassLoader.ClassDirectory, ConfigurableClassLoader.JarArchive

Enclosing class:

ConfigurableClassLoader

public abstract class ConfigurableClassLoader.ClassSource
extends Object

Abstract location from which a class can be loaded.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ClassSource()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Class<?>	findClass(String name)	Returns the class object, if the class with the given name is found at this position.
protected @eu.bandm.tools.annotations.Opt byte[]	getClassData(String name)	Returns a byte array with all data of the class with the given name.
protected abstract InputStream	openClass(String name)	Return an input stream which contains all data of the class with the given name.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

ClassSource

public ClassSource()

Method Details

openClass

protected abstract InputStream openClass(String name)
                                  throws IOException

Return an input stream which contains all data of the class with the given name.

Parameters:

name - the binary class name to be loaded by this class loader

Throws:

IOException - if no file corresponding to the class name can be found.

getClassData

@Opt
protected @eu.bandm.tools.annotations.Opt byte[] getClassData(String name)
                                                       throws IOException

Returns a byte array with all data of the class with the given name.

Parameters:

name - the class name to be loaed by this class loader

Returns:

null if no file corresponding to the class name can be found.

Throws:

IOException

findClass

public Class<?> findClass(String name)
                   throws ClassNotFoundException

Returns the class object, if the class with the given name is found at this position.

Parameters:

name - the binary class name of the class

Returns:

the class as created by ClassLoader.defineClass(byte[], int, int)

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException - iff no class with the given name is found.