org.oddjob.arooa
Interface ClassResolver

All Known Implementing Classes:

ClassLoaderClassResolver

public interface ClassResolver

Facade for ClassLoader related activities.

Author:

rob

Method Summary

Class<?>	findClass(String className) Find a class.
ClassLoader[]	getClassLoaders()
URL	getResource(String resource) Find a resource.
URL[]	getResources(String resource) Find all resources by name.

Method Detail

findClass

Class<?> findClass(String className)

Find a class.

Parameters:

className - The fully qualified class name.

Returns:

The class, or null if it can't be found.

getResource

URL getResource(String resource)

Find a resource.

Parameters:

resource - The resource name.

Returns:

The URL of the first found, or null if none can be found.

getResources

URL[] getResources(String resource)

Find all resources by name. The resulting array should not contain duplicates.

Parameters:

resource - The resource name.

Returns:

An array of results. May be empty but not null.

getClassLoaders

ClassLoader[] getClassLoaders()