org.apache.ws.security.util
Class Loader

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.ws.security.util.Loader

public class Loader
extends Object

Load resources (or images) from various sources.

Author:

Davanum Srinivas (dims@yahoo.com).

Constructor Summary

Loader()

Method Summary

static ClassLoader	getClassLoader(Class clazz) Get the class loader of the class argument
static URL	getResource(ClassLoader loader, String resource) This method will search for resource in different places.
static URL	getResource(String resource) This method will search for resource in different places.
static ClassLoader	getTCL() Get the Thread context class loader.
static Class	loadClass(ClassLoader loader, String clazz) Try the specified classloader and then fall back to the loadClass
static Class	loadClass(String clazz) If running under JDK 1.2 load the specified class using the Thread contextClassLoader if that fails try Class.forname.
static Class	loadClass(String clazz, boolean warn)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Loader

public Loader()

Method Detail

getResource

public static URL getResource(String resource)

This method will search for resource in different places. The search order is as follows:

1. Search for resource using the thread context class loader under Java2.

2. Try one last time with ClassLoader.getSystemResource(resource), that is is using the system class loader in JDK 1.2 and virtual machine's built-in class loader in JDK 1.1.

Parameters:

resource -

Returns:

TODO

getResource

public static URL getResource(ClassLoader loader,
                              String resource)

This method will search for resource in different places. The search order is as follows:

1. Search for resource using the supplied class loader. If that fails, search for resource using the thread context class loader.

2. Try one last time with ClassLoader.getSystemResource(resource), that is is using the system class loader in JDK 1.2 and virtual machine's built-in class loader in JDK 1.1.

Parameters:

resource -

Returns:

TODO

getTCL

public static ClassLoader getTCL()
                          throws IllegalAccessException,
                                 InvocationTargetException

Get the Thread context class loader.

Returns:

the Thread context class loader

Throws:

IllegalAccessException

InvocationTargetException

getClassLoader

public static ClassLoader getClassLoader(Class clazz)

Get the class loader of the class argument

Returns:

the class loader of the argument

loadClass

public static Class loadClass(ClassLoader loader,
                              String clazz)
                       throws ClassNotFoundException

Try the specified classloader and then fall back to the loadClass

Parameters:

loader -

clazz -

Returns:

Class

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException

loadClass

public static Class loadClass(String clazz)
                       throws ClassNotFoundException

If running under JDK 1.2 load the specified class using the Thread contextClassLoader if that fails try Class.forname.

Parameters:

clazz -

Returns:

TODO

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException

loadClass

public static Class loadClass(String clazz,
                              boolean warn)
                       throws ClassNotFoundException

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException