org.apache.commons.classscan.spi.model
Interface SpiMetaClassLoader

All Superinterfaces:

MetaClassLoader

All Known Implementing Classes:

BootstrapMetaClassLoader, UrlMetaClassLoader

public interface SpiMetaClassLoader
extends MetaClassLoader

Metadata about a ClassLoader. This includes the jars that a ClassLoader loads from and the Classes that are potentially available.

Method Summary

MetaClass	resolveMetaClass(String className)
MetaType	resolveTypeForDescriptor(String fieldDescriptor) Get metadata representing a type from its byte code signature

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.commons.classscan.MetaClassLoader

findAllImplementors, findMetaClass, getClassLocation, getClassLocations, getMetaClass, getMetaClasses, getParent

Method Detail

resolveTypeForDescriptor

MetaType resolveTypeForDescriptor(String fieldDescriptor)

Get metadata representing a type from its byte code signature

Parameters:

fieldDescriptor - The field descriptor as defined in section 4.3.2 of The Java Virtual Machine Specification

Returns:

The type metadata

resolveMetaClass

MetaClass resolveMetaClass(String className)