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

All Superinterfaces:

HasName, HasResolve, MetaClassPathElement

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultMetaClassPathElement

public interface SpiMetaClassPathElement
extends MetaClassPathElement, HasResolve

Information about a code location. A code location may be a file folder, or a jar, or other packaged location

Method Summary

MetaClass

resolveMetaClass(SpiMetaClassLoader classLoader, String className) Find and resolve a MetaClass.

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

getMetaClass, getMetaClasses, getName

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.commons.classscan.spi.model.HasResolve

resolve

Method Detail

resolveMetaClass

MetaClass resolveMetaClass(SpiMetaClassLoader classLoader,
                           String className)

Find and resolve a MetaClass. Resolving a MetaClass changes String classnames and types into references to the MetaClasses.

Parameters:

classLoader - The metadata locus for a ClassLoader

className - The canonical name of the class to resolve

Returns:

The completely resolved MetaClass; or null, if resolution was unsuccessful.