org.gcube.portlets.user.homelibrary.util.config.easyconf
Class ClasspathUtil

java.lang.Object
  org.gcube.portlets.user.homelibrary.util.config.easyconf.ClasspathUtil

public class ClasspathUtil
extends Object

Contains util methods to search in the classpath

Author:

jferrer

Constructor Summary

ClasspathUtil()

Method Summary

static Class	locateClass(String name) Return the Class object of the specified class name by searching the current classpath and the system classpath.
static Class[]	locateClasses(String[] classNames) Return an array of Class objects for each of the class names specified.
static URL	locateResource(String name) Return the location of the specified resource by searching the user home directory, the current classpath and the system classpath.
static URL	locateResource(String base, String name) Return the location of the specified resource by searching the user home directory, the current classpath and the system classpath.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ClasspathUtil

public ClasspathUtil()

Method Detail

locateClass

public static Class locateClass(String name)
                         throws ClassNotFoundException

Return the Class object of the specified class name by searching the current classpath and the system classpath.

Parameters:

name - the name of the class

Returns:

the Class instance

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException

locateClasses

public static Class[] locateClasses(String[] classNames)
                             throws ClassNotFoundException

Return an array of Class objects for each of the class names specified. Each class will be searched for using the locateClass method. If any of the class names does not exist a ClassNotFoundException will be thrown

Parameters:

classNames - the names of the classes to load

Returns:

the Class[] array

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException

locateResource

public static URL locateResource(String base,
                                 String name)

Return the location of the specified resource by searching the user home directory, the current classpath and the system classpath.

Parameters:

base - the base path of the resource

name - the name of the resource

Returns:

the location of the resource or null if it has not been found

locateResource

public static URL locateResource(String name)

Return the location of the specified resource by searching the user home directory, the current classpath and the system classpath.

Parameters:

name - the name of the resource

Returns:

the location of the resource or null if it has not been found