gate.util
Class ReloadingClassLoader.LocationClassLoader

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.ClassLoader
      java.security.SecureClassLoader
          java.net.URLClassLoader
              gate.util.ReloadingClassLoader.LocationClassLoader

Enclosing class:

ReloadingClassLoader

protected class ReloadingClassLoader.LocationClassLoader
extends URLClassLoader

A ClassLoader that loads classes from a location specified by an URL.

Field Summary

protected Map	classCache A cache for classes already found and loaded.
protected URL	location The location to be searched for new classes.

Constructor Summary

ReloadingClassLoader.LocationClassLoader(URL location)
Constructs a LocationClassLoader for a specified URL.

Method Summary

protected Class

loadClass(String name, boolean resolve) Loads the class with the specified name.

Methods inherited from class java.net.URLClassLoader

addURL, definePackage, findClass, findResource, findResources, getPermissions, getURLs, newInstance, newInstance

Methods inherited from class java.security.SecureClassLoader

defineClass, defineClass

Methods inherited from class java.lang.ClassLoader

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

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

classCache

protected Map classCache

A cache for classes already found and loaded.

location

protected URL location

The location to be searched for new classes.

Constructor Detail

ReloadingClassLoader.LocationClassLoader

public ReloadingClassLoader.LocationClassLoader(URL location)

Constructs a LocationClassLoader for a specified URL. Uses the same parent classloader as the enclosing ReloadingClassLoader.

Parameters:

location - the URL to be searched for class files.

Method Detail

loadClass

protected Class loadClass(String name,
                          boolean resolve)
                   throws ClassNotFoundException

Loads the class with the specified name. It will search first the parent class loader, then an internal cache for classes already loaded and then the registered URL.

Overrides:

loadClass in class ClassLoader

Parameters:

name - The name of the class

resolve - If true then resolve the class

Returns:

The resulting Class object

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException - If the class could not be found