com.thoughtworks.xstream.core.util
Class CompositeClassLoader

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.ClassLoader
      com.thoughtworks.xstream.core.util.CompositeClassLoader

public class CompositeClassLoader
extends java.lang.ClassLoader

ClassLoader that is composed of other classloaders. Each loader will be used to try to load the particular class, until one of them succeeds. Note: The loaders will always be called in the REVERSE order they were added in.

The Composite class loader also has registered the classloader that loaded xstream.jar and (if available) the thread's context classloader.

Example

CompositeClassLoader loader = new CompositeClassLoader();
 loader.add(MyClass.class.getClassLoader());
 loader.add(new AnotherClassLoader());
  
 loader.loadClass("com.blah.ChickenPlucker");
 

The above code will attempt to load a class from the following classloaders (in order):

• AnotherClassLoader (and all its parents)
• The classloader for MyClas (and all its parents)
• The thread's context classloader (and all its parents)
• The classloader for XStream (and all its parents)

Since:

1.0.3

Author:

Joe Walnes

Constructor Summary

CompositeClassLoader()

Method Summary

void	add(java.lang.ClassLoader classLoader) Add a loader to the n
java.lang.Class	loadClass(java.lang.String name)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.ClassLoader

clearAssertionStatus, defineClass, defineClass, defineClass, defineClass, definePackage, findClass, findLibrary, findLoadedClass, findResource, findResources, 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

Constructor Detail

CompositeClassLoader

public CompositeClassLoader()

Method Detail

add

public void add(java.lang.ClassLoader classLoader)

Add a loader to the n

Parameters:

classLoader -

loadClass

public java.lang.Class loadClass(java.lang.String name)
                          throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

Overrides:

loadClass in class java.lang.ClassLoader

Throws:

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException