Package javassist

Interface ClassPath

All Known Implementing Classes:
ByteArrayClassPath, ClassClassPath, LoaderClassPath, URLClassPath
public interface ClassPath
ClassPath is an interface implemented by objects representing a class search path. ClassPool uses those objects for reading class files.

The users can define a class implementing this interface so that a class file is obtained from a non-standard source.

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  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    URL
    find(String classname)
    Returns the uniform resource locator (URL) of the class file with the specified name.
    InputStream
    openClassfile(String classname)
    Opens a class file.

  • Method Details

    • openClassfile

      InputStream openClassfile(String classname) throws NotFoundException
      Opens a class file. This method may be called just to examine whether the class file exists as well as to read the contents of the file.

      This method can return null if the specified class file is not found. If null is returned, the next search path is examined. However, if an error happens, this method must throw an exception so that the search will be terminated.

      This method should not modify the contents of the class file.

      Parameters:
      classname - a fully-qualified class name
      Returns:
      the input stream for reading a class file
      Throws:
      NotFoundException
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    • find

      URL find(String classname)
      Returns the uniform resource locator (URL) of the class file with the specified name.
      Parameters:
      classname - a fully-qualified class name.
      Returns:
      null if the specified class file could not be found.