org.jboss.marshalling.reflect

Class SerializableClassRegistry

java.lang.Object

org.jboss.marshalling.reflect.SerializableClassRegistry

public final class SerializableClassRegistry
extends Object

A registry for reflection information usable by serialization implementations. Objects returned from this registry can be used to invoke private methods without security checks, so it is important to be careful not to "leak" instances out of secured implementations.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static SerializableClassRegistry	getInstance() Get the serializable class registry instance, if allowed by the current security manager.
SerializableClass	lookup(Class<?> subject) Look up serialization information for a class.
void	release(ClassLoader classLoader) Deprecated. No longer required.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getInstance

public static SerializableClassRegistry getInstance()
                                             throws SecurityException

Get the serializable class registry instance, if allowed by the current security manager. The caller must have the java.io.SerializablePermission "allowSerializationReflection" in order to invoke this method.

Returns:

the registry

Throws:

SecurityException - if the caller does not have sufficient privileges

lookup

public SerializableClass lookup(Class<?> subject)

Look up serialization information for a class. The resultant object will be cached.

Parameters:

subject - the class to look up

Returns:

the serializable class information

release

public void release(ClassLoader classLoader)

Deprecated. No longer required.

Release all reflection information belonging to the given class loader.

Parameters:

classLoader - the class loader to release