ClassFactory (classfilewriter 1.3.1.Final API)

```
public interface ClassFactory
```
Class definition factory.

Author:

Richard Opalka

Method Summary

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Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Class<?>`	`defineClass(ClassLoader loader, String name, byte[] b, int off, int len, ProtectionDomain protectionDomain)`	Converts an array of bytes into an instance of class `Class`.

- Method Detail
  - defineClass
```
Class<?> defineClass(ClassLoader loader,
                     String name,
                     byte[] b,
                     int off,
                     int len,
                     ProtectionDomain protectionDomain)
              throws ClassFormatError
```
    Converts an array of bytes into an instance of class Class.
    
    Parameters:
    
    loader - The classloader to be used for class definition.
    
    name - The expected binary name of the class, or null if not known
    
    b - The bytes that make up the class data. The bytes in positions off through off+len-1 should have the format of a valid class file as defined by The Java™ Virtual Machine Specification.
    
    off - The start offset in b of the class data
    
    len - The length of the class data
    
    protectionDomain - The ProtectionDomain of the class
    
    Returns:
    
    The Class object that was created from the specified class data.
    
    Throws:
    
    ClassFormatError - If the data did not contain a valid class