de.javanarior.utils.lang

Class ByteCodeClassLoader

java.lang.Object

java.lang.ClassLoader

de.javanarior.utils.lang.ByteCodeClassLoader

public final class ByteCodeClassLoader
extends ClassLoader

Classloader to load bytecode directly from byte array. This classloader can be used to load classes from Java Compiler API which are compiled in memory or from other byte generating frameworks like asm. The ClassLoader follows the 'parent-first' delegation model .

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static ByteCodeClassLoader	getClassLoader() Create a new ByteCodeClassLoader instance.
Class<?>	load(ByteCodeContainer container) Load the class from a ByteCodeContainer container.
Class<?>	load(String binaryName, byte[] byteCode) Load class with name binaryName with bytecode byteCode.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.ClassLoader

clearAssertionStatus, defineClass, defineClass, defineClass, defineClass, definePackage, findClass, findLibrary, findLoadedClass, findResource, findResources, findSystemClass, getClassLoadingLock, getPackage, getPackages, getParent, getResource, getResourceAsStream, 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, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getClassLoader

public static ByteCodeClassLoader getClassLoader()

Create a new ByteCodeClassLoader instance.

Returns:

bytecode classloader

load

public Class<?> load(String binaryName,
            byte[] byteCode)

Load class with name binaryName with bytecode byteCode.

Parameters:

binaryName - - The Class name in the binary name format, as expected from ClassLoader

byteCode - - byteCode to load

Returns:

Class object

load

public Class<?> load(ByteCodeContainer container)

Load the class from a ByteCodeContainer container.

Parameters:

container - - with class to load

Returns:

class object