org.openrdf.repository.object.composition
Class ClassFactory

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.ClassLoader
      org.openrdf.repository.object.composition.ClassFactory

public class ClassFactory
extends ClassLoader

Factory class for creating Class and ClassTemplates.

Author:

James Leigh

Constructor Summary

ClassFactory(File dir)
Creates a new Class Factory using the current context class loader.

ClassFactory(File dir, ClassLoader parent)
Create a given Class Factory with the given class loader.

Method Summary

Class<?>	createClass(ClassTemplate template) Create the new Java Class from this template.
ClassTemplate	createClassTemplate(String className) Create a new Class template, which can later be used to create a Java class.
ClassTemplate	createClassTemplate(String name, Class<?> class1) Create a new Class template, which can later be used to create a Java class.
protected Class<?>	findClass(String name)
URL	getResource(String name)
InputStream	getResourceAsStream(String name)
Enumeration<URL>	getResources(String name)
ClassTemplate	loadClassTemplate(Class<?> class1)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.ClassLoader

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

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ClassFactory

public ClassFactory(File dir)

Creates a new Class Factory using the current context class loader.

ClassFactory

public ClassFactory(File dir,
                    ClassLoader parent)

Create a given Class Factory with the given class loader.

Parameters:

parent -

Method Detail

createClass

public Class<?> createClass(ClassTemplate template)
                     throws ObjectCompositionException

Create the new Java Class from this template.

Parameters:

template -

Returns:

new Java Class Object

Throws:

ObjectCompositionException

createClassTemplate

public ClassTemplate createClassTemplate(String className)

Create a new Class template, which can later be used to create a Java class.

Parameters:

className -

Returns:

temporary Class template

loadClassTemplate

public ClassTemplate loadClassTemplate(Class<?> class1)

createClassTemplate

public ClassTemplate createClassTemplate(String name,
                                         Class<?> class1)

Create a new Class template, which can later be used to create a Java class.

Parameters:

name -

class1 - super class

Returns:

temporary Class template

getResource

public URL getResource(String name)

Overrides:

getResource in class ClassLoader

getResourceAsStream

public InputStream getResourceAsStream(String name)

Overrides:

getResourceAsStream in class ClassLoader

getResources

public Enumeration<URL> getResources(String name)
                              throws IOException

Overrides:

getResources in class ClassLoader

Throws:

IOException

findClass

protected Class<?> findClass(String name)
                      throws ClassNotFoundException

Overrides:

findClass in class ClassLoader

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException