org.apache.bcel.util

Interface Repository

All Known Implementing Classes:

ClassLoaderRepository, ClassPathRepository, MemorySensitiveClassPathRepository, SyntheticRepository

public interface Repository

Abstract definition of a class repository. Instances may be used to load classes from different sources and may be used in the Repository.setRepository method.

Version:

$Id$

See Also:

Repository

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	clear() Clears all entries from cache.
JavaClass	findClass(java.lang.String className) Finds the class with the name provided, if the class isn't there, return NULL.
ClassPath	getClassPath() Gets the ClassPath associated with this Repository
JavaClass	loadClass(java.lang.Class<?> clazz) Finds the JavaClass instance for the given run-time class object
JavaClass	loadClass(java.lang.String className) Finds the class with the name provided, if the class isn't there, make an attempt to load it.
void	removeClass(JavaClass clazz) Removes class from repository
void	storeClass(JavaClass clazz) Stores the provided class under "clazz.getClassName()"

Method Detail

storeClass

void storeClass(JavaClass clazz)

Stores the provided class under "clazz.getClassName()"

removeClass

void removeClass(JavaClass clazz)

Removes class from repository

findClass

JavaClass findClass(java.lang.String className)

Finds the class with the name provided, if the class isn't there, return NULL.

loadClass

JavaClass loadClass(java.lang.String className)
             throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

Finds the class with the name provided, if the class isn't there, make an attempt to load it.

Throws:

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

loadClass

JavaClass loadClass(java.lang.Class<?> clazz)
             throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

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

Throws:

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

clear

void clear()

Clears all entries from cache.

getClassPath

ClassPath getClassPath()

Gets the ClassPath associated with this Repository