org.apache.ws.policy.util
Class Loader

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.ws.policy.util.Loader

public class Loader

extends java.lang.Object

Load resources (or images) from various sources.

Constructor Summary

Loader()

Method Summary

static java.net.URL	getResource(java.lang.ClassLoader loader, java.lang.String resource) Try to get the resource with the specified class loader
static java.net.URL	getResource(java.lang.String resource) This method will search for resource in different places.
static java.lang.ClassLoader	getTCL() Get the Thread context class loader.
static java.lang.Class	loadClass(java.lang.ClassLoader loader, java.lang.String clazz) Try the specified classloader and then fall back to the loadClass
static java.lang.Class	loadClass(java.lang.String clazz) If running under JDK 1.2 load the specified class using the Thread contextClassLoader if that fails try Class.forname.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Loader

public Loader()

Method Detail

getResource

public static java.net.URL getResource(java.lang.String resource)

This method will search for resource in different places. The rearch order is as follows:

1. Search for resource using the thread context class loader under Java2. If that fails, search for resource using the class loader that loaded this class (Loader).

2. Try one last time with ClassLoader.getSystemResource(resource), that is is using the system class loader in JDK 1.2 and virtual machine's built-in class loader in JDK 1.1.

Parameters:

resource -

Returns:

TODO

getResource

public static java.net.URL getResource(java.lang.ClassLoader loader,
                                       java.lang.String resource)
                                throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

Try to get the resource with the specified class loader

Parameters:

loader - The classloader to use

resource - The resources' path

Returns:

The URL of the resource

Throws:

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

getTCL

public static java.lang.ClassLoader getTCL()
                                    throws java.lang.IllegalAccessException,
                                           java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException

Get the Thread context class loader.

Returns:

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalAccessException

java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException

loadClass

public static java.lang.Class loadClass(java.lang.ClassLoader loader,
                                        java.lang.String clazz)
                                 throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

Try the specified classloader and then fall back to the loadClass

Parameters:

loader -

clazz -

Returns:

Class

Throws:

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

loadClass

public static java.lang.Class loadClass(java.lang.String clazz)
                                 throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

If running under JDK 1.2 load the specified class using the Thread contextClassLoader if that fails try Class.forname.

Parameters:

clazz -

Returns:

TODO

Throws:

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException