org.jibx.util
Interface IClassLocator

All Known Subinterfaces:

IClassSourceLocator

All Known Implementing Classes:

ClassCache.ClassCacheLocator, ClassSourceLocator, DummyClassLocator

public interface IClassLocator

Locator for class information. Looks up classes using whatever method is appropriate for the usage environment.

Author:

Dennis M. Sosnoski

Method Summary

IClass	getClassInfo(java.lang.String name) Get class information.
IClass	getRequiredClassInfo(java.lang.String name) Get required class information.
boolean	isLookupSupported() Check if class lookup is supported.
java.lang.Class	loadClass(java.lang.String name) Load class.

Method Detail

isLookupSupported

boolean isLookupSupported()

Check if class lookup is supported. If this returns false, lookup methods return only place holder class information.

Returns:

true if class lookup supported, false if only place holder information returned

getClassInfo

IClass getClassInfo(java.lang.String name)

Get class information.

Parameters:

name - fully-qualified name of class to be found

Returns:

class information, or null if class not found

getRequiredClassInfo

IClass getRequiredClassInfo(java.lang.String name)

Get required class information. This is just like getClassInfo(String), but throws a runtime exception rather than returning null.

Parameters:

name - fully-qualified name of class to be found

Returns:

class information (non-null)

loadClass

java.lang.Class loadClass(java.lang.String name)

Load class.

Parameters:

name - fully-qualified class name

Returns:

loaded class, or null if not found