com.arjuna.webservices.util

Class ClassLoaderHelper

java.lang.Object

com.arjuna.webservices.util.ClassLoaderHelper

public class ClassLoaderHelper
extends Object

Utility class for classloading.

Author:

kevin

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ClassLoaderHelper()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Class	forName(Class caller, String className) Attempt to load the named class.
static InputStream	getResourceAsStream(Class caller, String resource) Get the specified resource as an input stream.
static String	getResourceAsString(Class caller, String resource) Get the specified resource as a string.
static URL	getResourceAsURL(Class caller, String resource) Get the specified resource as a URL.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ClassLoaderHelper

public ClassLoaderHelper()

Method Detail

forName

public static Class forName(Class caller,
                            String className)
                     throws ClassNotFoundException

Attempt to load the named class.

Parameters:

caller - The caller's class.

className - The name of the class.

Returns:

The class

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException - If the class cannot be found.

getResourceAsString

public static String getResourceAsString(Class caller,
                                         String resource)
                                  throws IOException

Get the specified resource as a string.

Parameters:

caller - The caller's class.

resource - The resource name.

Returns:

The string or null if not found.

Throws:

IOException - for read errors.

getResourceAsStream

public static InputStream getResourceAsStream(Class caller,
                                              String resource)

Get the specified resource as an input stream.

Parameters:

caller - The caller's class.

resource - The resource name.

Returns:

The input stream or null if not found.

getResourceAsURL

public static URL getResourceAsURL(Class caller,
                                   String resource)

Get the specified resource as a URL.

Parameters:

caller - The caller's class.

resource - The resource name.

Returns:

The URL or null if not found.