org.fest.reflect.type
Class TypeLoader

java.lang.Object
  org.fest.reflect.type.TypeLoader

public final class TypeLoader
extends Object

Understands loading a class dynamically using a specific ClassLoader.

Since:

1.1

Author:

Alex Ruiz

Method Summary

Class<?>	load() Loads the class with the name specified in this type, using this class' ClassLoader.
<T> Class<? extends T>	loadAs(Class<T> type) Loads the class with the name specified in this type, as the given type, using this class' ClassLoader.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

load

public Class<?> load()

Loads the class with the name specified in this type, using this class' ClassLoader.

Example:

 Class<?> type = type("org.republic.Jedi").withClassLoader(myClassLoader).load();
 

Returns:

the loaded class.

Throws:

ReflectionError - wrapping any error that occurred during class loading.

loadAs

public <T> Class<? extends T> loadAs(Class<T> type)

Loads the class with the name specified in this type, as the given type, using this class' ClassLoader.

The following example shows how to use this method. Let's assume that we have the class Jedi that extends the class Person:

 Class<Person> type = type("org.republic.Jedi").withClassLoader(myClassLoader).loadAs(Person.class);
 

Type Parameters:

T - the generic type of the type.

Parameters:

type - the given type.

Returns:

the loaded class.

Throws:

NullPointerException - if the given type is null.

ReflectionError - wrapping any error that occurred during class loading.