public interface

TypeLocator

org.springframework.expression.TypeLocator
Known Indirect Subclasses

Class Overview

Implementors of this interface are expected to be able to locate types. They may use custom classloaders or the and deal with common package prefixes (java.lang, etc) however they wish. See StandardTypeLocator for an example implementation.

Summary

Public Methods
abstract Class<?> findType(String typename)
Find a type by name.

Public Methods

public abstract Class<?> findType (String typename)

Find a type by name. The name may or may not be fully qualified (eg. String or java.lang.String)

Parameters
typename the type to be located
Returns
  • the class object representing that type
Throws
EvaluationException if there is a problem finding it