com.anthonyeden.lib.util
Class CustomClassLoader

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.ClassLoader
      com.anthonyeden.lib.util.CustomClassLoader

public class CustomClassLoader

extends java.lang.ClassLoader

Constructor Summary

CustomClassLoader(java.io.File searchDirectory)
Construct a new CustomClassLoader which searches for classes in the given directory.

CustomClassLoader(java.io.File searchDirectory, java.lang.ClassLoader parent)
Construct a new CustomClassLoader which searches for classes in the parent ClassLoader first and then in the given directory.

CustomClassLoader(java.lang.String searchDirectory)
Construct a new CustomClassLoader which searches for classes in the given directory.

CustomClassLoader(java.lang.String searchDirectory, java.lang.ClassLoader parent)
Construct a new CustomClassLoader which searches for classes in the parent ClassLoader first and then in the given directory.

Method Summary

java.lang.Class	findClass(java.lang.String name) Find the class with the given class name.
java.net.URL	findResource(java.lang.String name) Find the resource URL with the given name.
java.io.File	getSearchDirectory() Get the directory which is searched for class files.
void	setSearchDirectory(java.io.File searchDirectory) Set the directory which is searched for class files.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.ClassLoader

clearAssertionStatus, defineClass, defineClass, defineClass, definePackage, findLibrary, findLoadedClass, findResources, findSystemClass, getPackage, getPackages, getParent, getResource, getResourceAsStream, getResources, getSystemClassLoader, getSystemResource, getSystemResourceAsStream, getSystemResources, loadClass, loadClass, resolveClass, setClassAssertionStatus, setDefaultAssertionStatus, setPackageAssertionStatus, setSigners

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

CustomClassLoader

public CustomClassLoader(java.lang.String searchDirectory)

Construct a new CustomClassLoader which searches for classes in the given directory.

Parameters:

searchDirectory - The root directory where classes may be found

CustomClassLoader

public CustomClassLoader(java.lang.String searchDirectory,
                         java.lang.ClassLoader parent)

Construct a new CustomClassLoader which searches for classes in the parent ClassLoader first and then in the given directory.

Parameters:

searchDirectory - The root directory where classes may be found

parent - The parent ClassLoader

CustomClassLoader

public CustomClassLoader(java.io.File searchDirectory)

Construct a new CustomClassLoader which searches for classes in the given directory.

Parameters:

searchDirectory - The root directory where classes may be found

CustomClassLoader

public CustomClassLoader(java.io.File searchDirectory,
                         java.lang.ClassLoader parent)

Construct a new CustomClassLoader which searches for classes in the parent ClassLoader first and then in the given directory.

Parameters:

searchDirectory - The root directory where classes may be found

parent - The parent ClassLoader

Method Detail

getSearchDirectory

public java.io.File getSearchDirectory()

Get the directory which is searched for class files.

Returns:

The search directory

setSearchDirectory

public void setSearchDirectory(java.io.File searchDirectory)

Set the directory which is searched for class files.

Parameters:

searchDirectory - The new search directory

findClass

public java.lang.Class findClass(java.lang.String name)
                          throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

Find the class with the given class name.

Parameters:

name - The class name

Returns:

the Class object

Throws:

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

findResource

public java.net.URL findResource(java.lang.String name)

Find the resource URL with the given name. If the resource URL cannot be found then this method returns null.

Parameters:

name - The resource name

Returns:

The URL