com.tangosol.util

Interface ExternalizableHelper.XmlBeanClassCache

All Known Implementing Classes:

ExternalizableHelper.SimpleXmlBeanClassCache

Enclosing class:

ExternalizableHelper

public static interface ExternalizableHelper.XmlBeanClassCache

An interface for caching class reference by integer ID values.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Class	getClass(int nId, ClassLoader loader) Look up the class for the specified ID.
int	getClassId(Class clz) Look up the class ID for the specified class.
void	init(com.tangosol.run.xml.XmlElement xml) Initialize the XmlBeanClassCache.

Method Detail

init

void init(com.tangosol.run.xml.XmlElement xml)

Initialize the XmlBeanClassCache.

Parameters:

xml - the XML configuration for the cache

getClassId

int getClassId(Class clz)

Look up the class ID for the specified class.

Parameters:

clz - the class to look up

Returns:

the ID if the class is known; otherwise -1

getClass

Class getClass(int nId,
               ClassLoader loader)

Look up the class for the specified ID.

Parameters:

nId - the class ID

loader - the ClassLoader for the class to load

Returns:

the class for that class ID