javax.ide.util

Interface MetaClassAwareClassLoader

public interface MetaClassAwareClassLoader

A marker interface for a MetaClass "aware" ClassLoader implementation. If the ClassLoader used with MetaClass implements this interface, then MetaClass will delegate to the loadMetaClass(className) method instead of calling Class.forName()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.Class	loadMetaClass(java.lang.String className, boolean triggerTopMost) Load the class identified by the given name.

Method Detail

loadMetaClass

java.lang.Class loadMetaClass(java.lang.String className,
                              boolean triggerTopMost)
                       throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

Load the class identified by the given name. In a lazy-loading setting, this method will also initialize the extension associated where the respective class resides. If triggerTopmost is true classloader to be initialized, will be the classloader be the topmost classloader.

Parameters:

className - the FQN of the class that needs to be loaded

triggerTopMost - whether the topmost classloader is to be initialized

Returns:

Throws:

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException