Package org.fest.reflect.type
Class TypeLoader
- java.lang.Object
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- org.fest.reflect.type.TypeLoader
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public final class TypeLoader extends java.lang.Object
Understands loading a class dynamically using a specific
.ClassLoader
- Since:
- 1.1
- Author:
- Alex Ruiz
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Modifier and Type Method Description java.lang.Class<?>
load()
Loads the class with the name specified in this type, using this class'ClassLoader
.<T> java.lang.Class<? extends T>
loadAs(java.lang.Class<T> type)
Loads the class with the name specified in this type, as the given type, using this class'ClassLoader
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Method Detail
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load
public java.lang.Class<?> load()
Loads the class with the name specified in this type, using this class'ClassLoader
.Example:
Class<?> type =
type
("org.republic.Jedi").withClassLoader
(myClassLoader).load
();- Returns:
- the loaded class.
- Throws:
ReflectionError
- wrapping any error that occurred during class loading.
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loadAs
public <T> java.lang.Class<? extends T> loadAs(java.lang.Class<T> type)
Loads the class with the name specified in this type, as the given type, using this class'ClassLoader
.The following example shows how to use this method. Let's assume that we have the class
Jedi
that extends the classPerson
:Class<Person> type =
type
("org.republic.Jedi").withClassLoader
(myClassLoader).loadAs
(Person.class);- Type Parameters:
T
- the generic type of the type.- Parameters:
type
- the given type.- Returns:
- the loaded class.
- Throws:
java.lang.NullPointerException
- if the given type isnull
.ReflectionError
- wrapping any error that occurred during class loading.
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