org.apache.bcel.util

Interface Repository

public interface Repository extends Serializable

Abstract definition of a class repository. Instances may be used to load classes from different sources and may be used in the Repository.setRepository method.

Version: $Id: Repository.java 386056 2006-03-15 11:31:56Z tcurdt $

Author: M. Dahm David Dixon-Peugh

See Also: Repository

Method Summary
void	clear() Clear all entries from cache.
JavaClass	findClass(String className) Find the class with the name provided, if the class isn't there, return NULL.
ClassPath	getClassPath() Get the ClassPath associated with this Repository
JavaClass	loadClass(String className) Find the class with the name provided, if the class isn't there, make an attempt to load it.
JavaClass	loadClass(Class clazz) Find the JavaClass instance for the given run-time class object
void	removeClass(JavaClass clazz) Remove class from repository
void	storeClass(JavaClass clazz) Store the provided class under "clazz.getClassName()"