Class ClassLoaderRepository

java.lang.Object

org.apache.bcel.util.ClassLoaderRepository

All Implemented Interfaces:

Repository

public class ClassLoaderRepository
extends Object
implements Repository

The repository maintains information about which classes have been loaded. It loads its data from the ClassLoader implementation passed into its constructor.

See Also:

• Repository

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ClassLoaderRepository(ClassLoader loader)	Constructs a ClassLoaderRepository.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	clear()	Clear all entries from cache.
JavaClass	findClass(String className)	Find an already defined JavaClass.
ClassPath	getClassPath()	Gets the ClassPath associated with this Repository.
JavaClass	loadClass(Class<?> clazz)	Finds the JavaClass instance for the given run-time class object.
JavaClass	loadClass(String className)	Lookup a JavaClass object from the Class Name provided.
void	removeClass(JavaClass clazz)	Remove class from repository
void	storeClass(JavaClass clazz)	Store a new JavaClass into this Repository.

Methods inherited from class Object

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

Constructor Details

ClassLoaderRepository

public ClassLoaderRepository(ClassLoader loader)

Constructs a ClassLoaderRepository.

Parameters:

loader - the class loader.

Method Details

clear

public void clear()

Clear all entries from cache.

Specified by:

clear in interface Repository

findClass

public JavaClass findClass(String className)

Find an already defined JavaClass.

Specified by:

findClass in interface Repository

Parameters:

className - the class name.

Returns:

the JavaClass instance, or null.

getClassPath

public ClassPath getClassPath()

Description copied from interface: Repository

Gets the ClassPath associated with this Repository.

Specified by:

getClassPath in interface Repository

Returns:

the ClassPath.

loadClass

public JavaClass loadClass(Class<?> clazz)
                    throws ClassNotFoundException

Description copied from interface: Repository

Finds the JavaClass instance for the given run-time class object.

Specified by:

loadClass in interface Repository

Parameters:

clazz - the class.

Returns:

the JavaClass instance.

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException - if the class can't be found.

loadClass

public JavaClass loadClass(String className)
                    throws ClassNotFoundException

Lookup a JavaClass object from the Class Name provided.

Specified by:

loadClass in interface Repository

Parameters:

className - the class name.

Returns:

the JavaClass instance.

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException - if the class can't be found.

removeClass

public void removeClass(JavaClass clazz)

Remove class from repository

Specified by:

removeClass in interface Repository

Parameters:

clazz - the class to remove.

storeClass

public void storeClass(JavaClass clazz)

Store a new JavaClass into this Repository.

Specified by:

storeClass in interface Repository

Parameters:

clazz - the class to store.