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package com.sun.beans.finder;
/**
* This is utility class that provides <code>static</code> methods
* to find a class with the specified name using the specified class loader.
*
* @since 1.7
*
* @author Sergey A. Malenkov
*/
public final class ClassFinder {
/**
* Returns the <code>Class</code> object associated
* with the class or interface with the given string name,
* using the default class loader.
* <p>
* The <code>name</code> can denote an array class
* (see {@link Class#getName} for details).
*
* @param name fully qualified name of the desired class
* @return class object representing the desired class
*
* @exception ClassNotFoundException if the class cannot be located
* by the specified class loader
*
* @see Class#forName(String)
* @see Class#forName(String,boolean,ClassLoader)
* @see ClassLoader#getSystemClassLoader()
* @see Thread#getContextClassLoader()
*/
public static Class findClass( String name ) throws ClassNotFoundException {
try {
ClassLoader loader = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
if ( loader == null ) {
// can be null in IE (see 6204697)
loader = ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader();
}
if ( loader != null ) {
return Class.forName( name, false, loader );
}
} catch ( ClassNotFoundException exception ) {
// use current class loader instead
} catch ( SecurityException exception ) {
// use current class loader instead
}
return Class.forName( name );
}
/**
* Returns the <code>Class</code> object associated with
* the class or interface with the given string name,
* using the given class loader.
* <p>
* The <code>name</code> can denote an array class
* (see {@link Class#getName} for details).
* <p>
* If the parameter <code>loader</code> is null,
* the class is loaded through the default class loader.
*
* @param name fully qualified name of the desired class
* @param loader class loader from which the class must be loaded
* @return class object representing the desired class
*
* @exception ClassNotFoundException if the class cannot be located
* by the specified class loader
*
* @see #findClass(String,ClassLoader)
* @see Class#forName(String,boolean,ClassLoader)
*/
public static Class findClass( String name, ClassLoader loader ) throws ClassNotFoundException {
if ( loader != null ) {
try {
return Class.forName( name, false, loader );
} catch ( ClassNotFoundException exception ) {
// use default class loader instead
} catch ( SecurityException exception ) {
// use default class loader instead
}
}
return findClass( name );
}
/**
* Returns the <code>Class</code> object associated
* with the class or interface with the given string name,
* using the default class loader.
* <p>
* The <code>name</code> can denote an array class
* (see {@link Class#getName} for details).
* <p>
* This method can be used to obtain
* any of the <code>Class</code> objects
* representing <code>void</code> or primitive Java types:
* <code>char</code>, <code>byte</code>, <code>short</code>,
* <code>int</code>, <code>long</code>, <code>float</code>,
* <code>double</code> and <code>boolean</code>.
*
* @param name fully qualified name of the desired class
* @return class object representing the desired class
*
* @exception ClassNotFoundException if the class cannot be located
* by the specified class loader
*
* @see #resolveClass(String,ClassLoader)
*/
public static Class resolveClass( String name ) throws ClassNotFoundException {
return resolveClass( name, null );
}
/**
* Returns the <code>Class</code> object associated with
* the class or interface with the given string name,
* using the given class loader.
* <p>
* The <code>name</code> can denote an array class
* (see {@link Class#getName} for details).
* <p>
* If the parameter <code>loader</code> is null,
* the class is loaded through the default class loader.
* <p>
* This method can be used to obtain
* any of the <code>Class</code> objects
* representing <code>void</code> or primitive Java types:
* <code>char</code>, <code>byte</code>, <code>short</code>,
* <code>int</code>, <code>long</code>, <code>float</code>,
* <code>double</code> and <code>boolean</code>.
*
* @param name fully qualified name of the desired class
* @param loader class loader from which the class must be loaded
* @return class object representing the desired class
*
* @exception ClassNotFoundException if the class cannot be located
* by the specified class loader
*
* @see #findClass(String,ClassLoader)
* @see PrimitiveTypeMap#getType(String)
*/
public static Class resolveClass( String name, ClassLoader loader ) throws ClassNotFoundException {
Class type = PrimitiveTypeMap.getType( name );
return ( type == null )
? findClass( name, loader )
: type;
}
/**
* Disable instantiation.
*/
private ClassFinder() {
}
}