org.jboss.classfilewriter

Interface ClassFactory

public interface ClassFactory

Class definition factory.

Author:

Richard Opalka

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and 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