com.tc.object.loaders
Interface ClassProvider

public interface ClassProvider

Manage loading relationship between named classloaders and classes

Method Summary

java.lang.Class	getClassFor(java.lang.String className, LoaderDescription desc) Given a class name and a classloader description, load the class
java.lang.ClassLoader	getClassLoader(LoaderDescription desc) Get classloader by name.
LoaderDescription	getLoaderDescriptionFor(java.lang.Class clazz) Convenience wrapper around getLoaderDescriptionFor(ClassLoader)
LoaderDescription	getLoaderDescriptionFor(java.lang.ClassLoader loader) Get name for classloader.
void	registerNamedLoader(NamedClassLoader loader, java.lang.String appGroup)

Method Detail

getClassFor

java.lang.Class getClassFor(java.lang.String className,
                            LoaderDescription desc)
                            throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

Given a class name and a classloader description, load the class

Parameters:

className - Class name

desc - Classloader description

Returns:

Class

Throws:

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - If class not found through loader

getLoaderDescriptionFor

LoaderDescription getLoaderDescriptionFor(java.lang.Class clazz)

Convenience wrapper around getLoaderDescriptionFor(ClassLoader)

Parameters:

clazz - a Class loaded by a registered classloader

getClassLoader

java.lang.ClassLoader getClassLoader(LoaderDescription desc)

Get classloader by name. App group substitution will not take place.

Returns:

Classloader

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the specified classloader has not been registered

getLoaderDescriptionFor

LoaderDescription getLoaderDescriptionFor(java.lang.ClassLoader loader)

Get name for classloader. The loader must already have been registered.

Parameters:

loader - Loader

Returns:

the description, or null if the loader has not been registered.

registerNamedLoader

void registerNamedLoader(NamedClassLoader loader,
                         java.lang.String appGroup)

Parameters:

loader - must implement both ClassLoader and NamedClassLoader

appGroup - an appGroup to support sharing roots between apps, or null if no sharing is desired. The empty string will be replaced with null.