org.apache.xbean.classloader

Class NamedClassLoader

java.lang.Object

java.lang.ClassLoader

java.security.SecureClassLoader

java.net.URLClassLoader

org.apache.xbean.classloader.NamedClassLoader

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Closeable, java.lang.AutoCloseable, DestroyableClassLoader

Direct Known Subclasses:

MultiParentClassLoader

public class NamedClassLoader
extends java.net.URLClassLoader
implements DestroyableClassLoader

The NamedClassLoader is a simple extension to URLClassLoader that adds a name and a destroy method that cleans up the commons logging and JavaVM caches of the classloader.

Since:

2.0

Version:

$Id: NamedClassLoader.java 517223 2007-03-12 14:02:22Z gnodet $

Author:

Dain Sundstrom

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
NamedClassLoader(java.lang.String name, java.net.URL[] urls) Creates a named class loader with no parents.
NamedClassLoader(java.lang.String name, java.net.URL[] urls, java.lang.ClassLoader parent) Creates a named class loader as a child of the specified parent.
NamedClassLoader(java.lang.String name, java.net.URL[] urls, java.lang.ClassLoader parent, java.net.URLStreamHandlerFactory factory) Creates a named class loader as a child of the specified parent and using the specified URLStreamHandlerFactory for accessing the urls..

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	destroy() Destroys the clasloader releasing all resources.
java.lang.String	getName() Gets the name of this class loader.
boolean	isDestroyed() Check if this classloader has been destroyed
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.net.URLClassLoader

addURL, close, definePackage, findClass, findResource, findResources, getPermissions, getResourceAsStream, getURLs, newInstance, newInstance

Methods inherited from class java.security.SecureClassLoader

defineClass, defineClass

Methods inherited from class java.lang.ClassLoader

clearAssertionStatus, defineClass, defineClass, defineClass, defineClass, definePackage, findLibrary, findLoadedClass, findSystemClass, getClassLoadingLock, getPackage, getPackages, getParent, getResource, getResources, getSystemClassLoader, getSystemResource, getSystemResourceAsStream, getSystemResources, loadClass, loadClass, registerAsParallelCapable, resolveClass, setClassAssertionStatus, setDefaultAssertionStatus, setPackageAssertionStatus, setSigners

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

NamedClassLoader

public NamedClassLoader(java.lang.String name,
                java.net.URL[] urls)

Creates a named class loader with no parents.

Parameters:

name - the name of this class loader

urls - the urls from which this class loader will classes and resources

NamedClassLoader

public NamedClassLoader(java.lang.String name,
                java.net.URL[] urls,
                java.lang.ClassLoader parent)

Creates a named class loader as a child of the specified parent.

Parameters:

name - the name of this class loader

urls - the urls from which this class loader will classes and resources

parent - the parent of this class loader

NamedClassLoader

public NamedClassLoader(java.lang.String name,
                java.net.URL[] urls,
                java.lang.ClassLoader parent,
                java.net.URLStreamHandlerFactory factory)

Creates a named class loader as a child of the specified parent and using the specified URLStreamHandlerFactory for accessing the urls..

Parameters:

name - the name of this class loader

urls - the urls from which this class loader will classes and resources

parent - the parent of this class loader

factory - the URLStreamHandlerFactory used to access the urls

Method Detail

isDestroyed

public boolean isDestroyed()

Check if this classloader has been destroyed

Returns:

destroy

public void destroy()

Destroys the clasloader releasing all resources. After this mehtod is called, the class loader will no longer load any classes or resources.

Specified by:

destroy in interface DestroyableClassLoader

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Gets the name of this class loader.

Returns:

the name of this class loader

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object