org.apache.bcel.util
Interface Repository

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

ClassLoaderRepository, SyntheticRepository

public interface Repository
extends Serializable

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: Repository.java 386056 2006-03-15 11:31:56Z tcurdt $

See Also:

Repository

Method Summary

void	clear() Clear all entries from cache.
JavaClass	findClass(String className) Find the class with the name provided, if the class isn't there, return NULL.
ClassPath	getClassPath() Get the ClassPath associated with this Repository
JavaClass	loadClass(Class clazz) Find the JavaClass instance for the given run-time class object
JavaClass	loadClass(String className) Find the class with the name provided, if the class isn't there, make an attempt to load it.
void	removeClass(JavaClass clazz) Remove class from repository
void	storeClass(JavaClass clazz) Store the provided class under "clazz.getClassName()"

Method Detail

storeClass

void storeClass(JavaClass clazz)

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

removeClass

void removeClass(JavaClass clazz)

Remove class from repository

findClass

JavaClass findClass(String className)

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

loadClass

JavaClass loadClass(String className)
                    throws ClassNotFoundException

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

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException

loadClass

JavaClass loadClass(Class clazz)
                    throws ClassNotFoundException

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

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException

clear

void clear()

Clear all entries from cache.

getClassPath

ClassPath getClassPath()

Get the ClassPath associated with this Repository