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Interface TypeRepository

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultTypeRepository

public interface TypeRepository

This represents an abstraction for a repository of type information.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.util.Set<java.lang.Class<?>>	findReferencedTypes(java.lang.String typeName) Finds the set of types referenced by the specified type.
java.util.Set<java.lang.Class<?>>	getAllTypes() Gets all of the types found by this type repository.
java.util.List<java.lang.String>	getPackages() Gets the packages that this type repository is associated with scanning.
java.lang.Class<?>	loadClass(java.lang.String typeName) Loads the specified type.

Method Detail

getPackages

java.util.List<java.lang.String> getPackages()

Gets the packages that this type repository is associated with scanning.

Returns:

the fully qualified package names

getAllTypes

java.util.Set<java.lang.Class<?>> getAllTypes()

Gets all of the types found by this type repository.

Returns:

a Set of Class objects, or an empty set of no classes were found

findReferencedTypes

java.util.Set<java.lang.Class<?>> findReferencedTypes(java.lang.String typeName)

Finds the set of types referenced by the specified type.

Parameters:

typeName - the starting type

Returns:

a Set of Class objects, or an empty set if none were found

loadClass

java.lang.Class<?> loadClass(java.lang.String typeName)
                      throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

Loads the specified type.

Parameters:

typeName - the type to load

Returns:

a Class object

Throws:

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - if the class cannot be found and created