com.sun.javatest.util
Class DirectoryClassLoader

java.lang.Object
  extended by java.lang.ClassLoader
      extended by com.sun.javatest.util.DirectoryClassLoader

Deprecated. use PathClassLoader

public class DirectoryClassLoader
extends java.lang.ClassLoader

This class loader loads classes from files a specified directory.

See Also:
PathClassLoader

Constructor Summary
DirectoryClassLoader(java.io.File dir)
          Deprecated. Constructor that provides the name of the directory in which to search for a given class.
DirectoryClassLoader(java.lang.String dirName)
          Deprecated. Constructor that provides the name of the directory in which to search for a given class.
 
Method Summary
 java.net.URL findResource(java.lang.String name)
          Deprecated. Finds the resource with the given name.
 java.net.URL getResource(java.lang.String name)
          Deprecated. Finds the resource with the given name.
 java.io.InputStream getResourceAsStream(java.lang.String name)
          Deprecated. Returns an input stream for reading the specified resource.
protected  java.lang.Class loadClass(java.lang.String name, boolean resolve)
          Deprecated. Attempt to load a class if it is not already loaded, and optionally resolve any imports it might have.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.ClassLoader
clearAssertionStatus, defineClass, defineClass, defineClass, defineClass, definePackage, findClass, findLibrary, findLoadedClass, findResources, findSystemClass, getPackage, getPackages, getParent, getResources, getSystemClassLoader, getSystemResource, getSystemResourceAsStream, getSystemResources, loadClass, resolveClass, setClassAssertionStatus, setDefaultAssertionStatus, setPackageAssertionStatus, setSigners
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

DirectoryClassLoader

public DirectoryClassLoader(java.io.File dir)
Deprecated. 
Constructor that provides the name of the directory in which to search for a given class.

Parameters:
dir - The File specifying the directory to search.

DirectoryClassLoader

public DirectoryClassLoader(java.lang.String dirName)
Deprecated. 
Constructor that provides the name of the directory in which to search for a given class.

Parameters:
dirName - A file pathname specifying the directory to search.
Method Detail

loadClass

protected java.lang.Class loadClass(java.lang.String name,
                                    boolean resolve)
                             throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException
Deprecated. 
Attempt to load a class if it is not already loaded, and optionally resolve any imports it might have.

Overrides:
loadClass in class java.lang.ClassLoader
Parameters:
name - The fully-qualified name of the class to load.
resolve - True if imports should be resolved, false otherwise.
Returns:
the class that was loaded
Throws:
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - if the class was not found.

getResourceAsStream

public java.io.InputStream getResourceAsStream(java.lang.String name)
Deprecated. 
Returns an input stream for reading the specified resource.

Overrides:
getResourceAsStream in class java.lang.ClassLoader
Parameters:
name - the resource name
Returns:
an input stream for reading the resource, or null if the resource could not be found redundant in 1.2

getResource

public java.net.URL getResource(java.lang.String name)
Deprecated. 
Finds the resource with the given name. A resource is some data (images, audio, text, etc) that can be accessed by class code in a way that is independent of the location of the code.

The name of a resource is a "/"-separated path name that identifies the resource.

This method will first search the parent class loader for the resource, then call findResource to find the resource.

Overrides:
getResource in class java.lang.ClassLoader
Parameters:
name - resource name
Returns:
a URL for reading the resource, or null if the resource could not be found or the caller doesn't have adequate privileges to get the resource. redundant in 1.2

findResource

public java.net.URL findResource(java.lang.String name)
Deprecated. 
Finds the resource with the given name. Class loader implementations should override this method to specify where to find resources.

Overrides:
findResource in class java.lang.ClassLoader
Parameters:
name - the resource name
Returns:
a URL for reading the resource, or null if the resource could not be found
Since:
JDK1.2


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