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package com.sun.org.apache.bcel.internal;


import com.sun.org.apache.bcel.internal.classfile.JavaClass;
import com.sun.org.apache.bcel.internal.util.*;
import java.io.*;

The repository maintains informations about class interdependencies, e.g., whether a class is a sub-class of another. Delegates actual class loading to SyntheticRepository with current class path by default.
Author:M. Dahm
See Also:
/** * The repository maintains informations about class interdependencies, e.g., * whether a class is a sub-class of another. Delegates actual class loading * to SyntheticRepository with current class path by default. * * @see com.sun.org.apache.bcel.internal.util.Repository * @see com.sun.org.apache.bcel.internal.util.SyntheticRepository * * @author <A HREF="mailto:markus.dahm@berlin.de">M. Dahm</A> */
public abstract class Repository { private static com.sun.org.apache.bcel.internal.util.Repository _repository = SyntheticRepository.getInstance();
Returns:currently used repository instance
/** @return currently used repository instance */
public static com.sun.org.apache.bcel.internal.util.Repository getRepository() { return _repository; }
Set repository instance to be used for class loading
/** Set repository instance to be used for class loading */
public static void setRepository(com.sun.org.apache.bcel.internal.util.Repository rep) { _repository = rep; }
Lookup class somewhere found on your CLASSPATH, or whereever the repository instance looks for it.
Returns:class object for given fully qualified class name, or null if the class could not be found or parsed correctly
/** Lookup class somewhere found on your CLASSPATH, or whereever the * repository instance looks for it. * * @return class object for given fully qualified class name, or null * if the class could not be found or parsed correctly */
public static JavaClass lookupClass(String class_name) { try { JavaClass clazz = _repository.findClass(class_name); if(clazz == null) { return _repository.loadClass(class_name); } else { return clazz; } } catch(ClassNotFoundException ex) { return null; } }
Try to find class source via getResourceAsStream().
See Also:
  • Class
Returns:JavaClass object for given runtime class
/** * Try to find class source via getResourceAsStream(). * @see Class * @return JavaClass object for given runtime class */
public static JavaClass lookupClass(Class clazz) { try { return _repository.loadClass(clazz); } catch(ClassNotFoundException ex) { return null; } }
Clear the repository.
/** Clear the repository. */
public static void clearCache() { _repository.clear(); }
Add clazz to repository if there isn't an equally named class already in there.
Returns:old entry in repository
/** * Add clazz to repository if there isn't an equally named class already in there. * * @return old entry in repository */
public static JavaClass addClass(JavaClass clazz) { JavaClass old = _repository.findClass(clazz.getClassName()); _repository.storeClass(clazz); return old; }
Remove class with given (fully qualified) name from repository.
/** * Remove class with given (fully qualified) name from repository. */
public static void removeClass(String clazz) { _repository.removeClass(_repository.findClass(clazz)); }
Remove given class from repository.
/** * Remove given class from repository. */
public static void removeClass(JavaClass clazz) { _repository.removeClass(clazz); }
Returns:list of super classes of clazz in ascending order, i.e., Object is always the last element
/** * @return list of super classes of clazz in ascending order, i.e., * Object is always the last element */
public static JavaClass[] getSuperClasses(JavaClass clazz) { return clazz.getSuperClasses(); }
Returns:list of super classes of clazz in ascending order, i.e., Object is always the last element. return "null", if class cannot be found.
/** * @return list of super classes of clazz in ascending order, i.e., * Object is always the last element. return "null", if class * cannot be found. */
public static JavaClass[] getSuperClasses(String class_name) { JavaClass jc = lookupClass(class_name); return (jc == null? null : getSuperClasses(jc)); }
Returns:all interfaces implemented by class and its super classes and the interfaces that those interfaces extend, and so on. (Some people call this a transitive hull).
/** * @return all interfaces implemented by class and its super * classes and the interfaces that those interfaces extend, and so on. * (Some people call this a transitive hull). */
public static JavaClass[] getInterfaces(JavaClass clazz) { return clazz.getAllInterfaces(); }
Returns:all interfaces implemented by class and its super classes and the interfaces that extend those interfaces, and so on
/** * @return all interfaces implemented by class and its super * classes and the interfaces that extend those interfaces, and so on */
public static JavaClass[] getInterfaces(String class_name) { return getInterfaces(lookupClass(class_name)); }
Equivalent to runtime "instanceof" operator.
Returns:true, if clazz is an instance of super_class
/** * Equivalent to runtime "instanceof" operator. * @return true, if clazz is an instance of super_class */
public static boolean instanceOf(JavaClass clazz, JavaClass super_class) { return clazz.instanceOf(super_class); }
Returns:true, if clazz is an instance of super_class
/** * @return true, if clazz is an instance of super_class */
public static boolean instanceOf(String clazz, String super_class) { return instanceOf(lookupClass(clazz), lookupClass(super_class)); }
Returns:true, if clazz is an instance of super_class
/** * @return true, if clazz is an instance of super_class */
public static boolean instanceOf(JavaClass clazz, String super_class) { return instanceOf(clazz, lookupClass(super_class)); }
Returns:true, if clazz is an instance of super_class
/** * @return true, if clazz is an instance of super_class */
public static boolean instanceOf(String clazz, JavaClass super_class) { return instanceOf(lookupClass(clazz), super_class); }
Returns:true, if clazz is an implementation of interface inter
/** * @return true, if clazz is an implementation of interface inter */
public static boolean implementationOf(JavaClass clazz, JavaClass inter) { return clazz.implementationOf(inter); }
Returns:true, if clazz is an implementation of interface inter
/** * @return true, if clazz is an implementation of interface inter */
public static boolean implementationOf(String clazz, String inter) { return implementationOf(lookupClass(clazz), lookupClass(inter)); }
Returns:true, if clazz is an implementation of interface inter
/** * @return true, if clazz is an implementation of interface inter */
public static boolean implementationOf(JavaClass clazz, String inter) { return implementationOf(clazz, lookupClass(inter)); }
Returns:true, if clazz is an implementation of interface inter
/** * @return true, if clazz is an implementation of interface inter */
public static boolean implementationOf(String clazz, JavaClass inter) { return implementationOf(lookupClass(clazz), inter); } }