org.jibx.util
Class DummyClassLocator

java.lang.Object
  org.jibx.util.DummyClassLocator

All Implemented Interfaces:

IClassLocator

public class DummyClassLocator
extends Object
implements IClassLocator

Dummy class locator, used when no class information is available. This returns only place holder class information.

Author:

Dennis M. Sosnoski

Constructor Summary

DummyClassLocator()

Method Summary

IClass	getClassInfo(String name) Get class information.
IClass	getRequiredClassInfo(String name) Get required class information.
boolean	isLookupSupported() Check if class lookup is supported.
Class	loadClass(String name) Load class.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DummyClassLocator

public DummyClassLocator()

Method Detail

isLookupSupported

public boolean isLookupSupported()

Check if class lookup is supported. Always returns false to indicate that lookup methods return only place holder class information.

Specified by:

isLookupSupported in interface IClassLocator

Returns:

false

getClassInfo

public IClass getClassInfo(String name)

Get class information.

Specified by:

getClassInfo in interface IClassLocator

Parameters:

name - fully-qualified name of class to be found

Returns:

class information, or null if class not found

getRequiredClassInfo

public IClass getRequiredClassInfo(String name)

Get required class information. This is just like getClassInfo(String), but throws a runtime exception rather than returning null.

Specified by:

getRequiredClassInfo in interface IClassLocator

Parameters:

name - fully-qualified name of class to be found

Returns:

class information (non-null)

loadClass

public Class loadClass(String name)

Load class. This just loads and returns the class, if it's available on the classpath.

Specified by:

loadClass in interface IClassLocator

Parameters:

name - fully-qualified class name

Returns:

loaded class, or null if not found