de.intarsys.tools.reflect

Class ClassTools

java.lang.Object

de.intarsys.tools.reflect.ClassTools

public class ClassTools
extends Object

Tool class to enhance the reflective capabilities about classes.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static List	collectClasses(String classPath) Create a list of all classes that are available from classPath.
static List	collectClassNames(String classPath) Create a list of class names in dot notation that can be found in the classPath.
static <T> Class<T>	createClass(String className, Class<T> expectedClass, ClassLoader classLoader)
static ClassLoader	createClassLoader(String classPath) Create a new ClassLoader on the specified classpath
static String	getPackageName(Class clazz)
static String	getPackageName(String name)
static String	getUnqualifiedName(Class clazz)
static String	getUnqualifiedName(String name)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

collectClasses

public static List collectClasses(String classPath)
                           throws IOException

Create a list of all classes that are available from classPath.

Be aware that the classes are loaded and so any static code is executed.

Parameters:

classPath - The classpath to inspect

Returns:

A list of all classes that are available from classPath.

Throws:

IOException

collectClassNames

public static List collectClassNames(String classPath)
                              throws IOException

Create a list of class names in dot notation that can be found in the classPath.

Parameters:

classPath - The classpath to inspect

Returns:

A list of class names in dot notation that can be found in the classPath.

Throws:

IOException

createClass

public static <T> Class<T> createClass(String className,
                       Class<T> expectedClass,
                       ClassLoader classLoader)
                            throws ObjectCreationException

Throws:

ObjectCreationException

createClassLoader

public static ClassLoader createClassLoader(String classPath)

Create a new ClassLoader on the specified classpath

Parameters:

classPath - The classpath we want to load from.

Returns:

A new ClassLoader on the specified classpath

getPackageName

public static String getPackageName(Class clazz)

getPackageName

public static String getPackageName(String name)

getUnqualifiedName

public static String getUnqualifiedName(Class clazz)

getUnqualifiedName

public static String getUnqualifiedName(String name)