GeneratedClassLoader (bytecode API)

java.lang.Object

java.lang.ClassLoader

org.biojava.utils.bytecode.GeneratedClassLoader

public class GeneratedClassLoader extends ClassLoader

A class loader that actually produces real Java classes from GeneratedCodeClass instances.

Author:: Thomas Down, Matthew Pocock

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor

Description

GeneratedClassLoader()

Create a new loader with the default parent.

GeneratedClassLoader(ClassLoader parent)

Create a new loader with an explicitly set parent class loader.
Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

Class

defineClass(GeneratedCodeClass cc)

Define a class based upon a GeneratedCodeClass.

boolean

hasGeneratedClass(String name)

Discover if a class for this name has already been defined by this class loader.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.ClassLoader
clearAssertionStatus, defineClass, defineClass, defineClass, defineClass, definePackage, findClass, findClass, findLibrary, findLoadedClass, findResource, findResource, findResources, findSystemClass, getClassLoadingLock, getDefinedPackage, getDefinedPackages, getName, getPackage, getPackages, getParent, getPlatformClassLoader, getResource, getResourceAsStream, getResources, getSystemClassLoader, getSystemResource, getSystemResourceAsStream, getSystemResources, getUnnamedModule, isRegisteredAsParallelCapable, loadClass, loadClass, registerAsParallelCapable, resolveClass, resources, setClassAssertionStatus, setDefaultAssertionStatus, setPackageAssertionStatus, setSigners

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details
- GeneratedClassLoader
  
  public GeneratedClassLoader()
  
  Create a new loader with the default parent.
- GeneratedClassLoader
  
  public GeneratedClassLoader(ClassLoader parent)
  
  Create a new loader with an explicitly set parent class loader.
  
  Parameters:
  
  parent - the parent ClassLoader
Method Details
- defineClass
  
  public Class defineClass(GeneratedCodeClass cc) throws CodeException
  
  Define a class based upon a GeneratedCodeClass.
  
  Parameters:
  
  cc - the GeneratedCodeClass to define
  
  Returns:
  
  the newly defined class
  
  Throws:
  
  CodeException - if there was a failure defining the class
- hasGeneratedClass
  
  public boolean hasGeneratedClass(String name)
  
  Discover if a class for this name has already been defined by this class loader.
  
  Parameters:
  
  name - the name of the class
  
  Returns:
  
  true if the class has already been defined by this loader