org.eclipse.dstore.core.util
Class ExternalLoader

java.lang.Object
  org.eclipse.dstore.core.util.ExternalLoader

public class ExternalLoader

extends Object

ExternalLoader is a ClassLoader wrapper used for loading external tools that are not in the same classpath as the DataStore. Each ExternalLoader contains a load scope, a list of classpaths that it's class loader is able to load.

Constructor Summary

ExternalLoader(ClassLoader classLoader, ArrayList loadScope)
Constructor

ExternalLoader(ClassLoader classLoader, String loadScope)
Constructor

Method Summary

boolean	canLoad(String source) Indicates whether this external loader can load a particular class
Class	loadClass(String source) Loads the specified class

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ExternalLoader

public ExternalLoader(ClassLoader classLoader,
                      String loadScope)

Constructor

Parameters:

classLoader - the classloader

loadScope - the scope in which the classloader can load classes

ExternalLoader

public ExternalLoader(ClassLoader classLoader,
                      ArrayList loadScope)

Constructor

Parameters:

classLoader - the classloader

loadScope - the scope in which the classloader can load classes

Method Detail

canLoad

public boolean canLoad(String source)

Indicates whether this external loader can load a particular class

Parameters:

source - a qualified classname

Returns:

true if it can load the clas

loadClass

public Class loadClass(String source)
                throws ClassNotFoundException

Loads the specified class

Parameters:

source - a qualified classname

Returns:

the loaded class

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException