ClassFinder.java

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package com.sun.beans.finder;

import static sun.reflect.misc.ReflectUtil.checkPackageAccess;

/**
 * This is utility class that provides {@code static} methods
 * to find a class with the specified name using the specified class loader.
 *
 * @since 1.7
 *
 * @author Sergey A. Malenkov
 */
public final class ClassFinder {

    /**
     * Returns the {@code Class} object associated
     * with the class or interface with the given string name,
     * using the default class loader.
     * <p>
     * The {@code name} can denote an array class
     * (see {@link Class#getName} for details).
     *
     * @param name  fully qualified name of the desired class
     * @return class object representing the desired class
     *
     * @throws ClassNotFoundException  if the class cannot be located
     *                                 by the specified class loader
     *
     * @see Class#forName(String)
     * @see Class#forName(String,boolean,ClassLoader)
     * @see ClassLoader#getSystemClassLoader()
     * @see Thread#getContextClassLoader()
     */
    public static Class<?> findClass(String name) throws ClassNotFoundException {
        checkPackageAccess(name);
        try {
            ClassLoader loader = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
            if (loader == null) {
                // can be null in IE (see 6204697)
                loader = ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader();
            }
            if (loader != null) {
                return Class.forName(name, false, loader);
            }

        } catch (ClassNotFoundException exception) {
            // use current class loader instead
        } catch (SecurityException exception) {
            // use current class loader instead
        }
        return Class.forName(name);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the {@code Class} object associated with
     * the class or interface with the given string name,
     * using the given class loader.
     * <p>
     * The {@code name} can denote an array class
     * (see {@link Class#getName} for details).
     * <p>
     * If the parameter {@code loader} is null,
     * the class is loaded through the default class loader.
     *
     * @param name    fully qualified name of the desired class
     * @param loader  class loader from which the class must be loaded
     * @return class object representing the desired class
     *
     * @throws ClassNotFoundException  if the class cannot be located
     *                                 by the specified class loader
     *
     * @see #findClass(String,ClassLoader)
     * @see Class#forName(String,boolean,ClassLoader)
     */
    public static Class<?> findClass(String name, ClassLoader loader) throws ClassNotFoundException {
        checkPackageAccess(name);
        if (loader != null) {
            try {
                return Class.forName(name, false, loader);
            } catch (ClassNotFoundException exception) {
                // use default class loader instead
            } catch (SecurityException exception) {
                // use default class loader instead
            }
        }
        return findClass(name);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the {@code Class} object associated
     * with the class or interface with the given string name,
     * using the default class loader.
     * <p>
     * The {@code name} can denote an array class
     * (see {@link Class#getName} for details).
     * <p>
     * This method can be used to obtain
     * any of the {@code Class} objects
     * representing {@code void} or primitive Java types:
     * {@code char}, {@code byte}, {@code short},
     * {@code int}, {@code long}, {@code float},
     * {@code double} and {@code boolean}.
     *
     * @param name  fully qualified name of the desired class
     * @return class object representing the desired class
     *
     * @throws ClassNotFoundException  if the class cannot be located
     *                                 by the specified class loader
     *
     * @see #resolveClass(String,ClassLoader)
     */
    public static Class<?> resolveClass(String name) throws ClassNotFoundException {
        return resolveClass(name, null);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the {@code Class} object associated with
     * the class or interface with the given string name,
     * using the given class loader.
     * <p>
     * The {@code name} can denote an array class
     * (see {@link Class#getName} for details).
     * <p>
     * If the parameter {@code loader} is null,
     * the class is loaded through the default class loader.
     * <p>
     * This method can be used to obtain
     * any of the {@code Class} objects
     * representing {@code void} or primitive Java types:
     * {@code char}, {@code byte}, {@code short},
     * {@code int}, {@code long}, {@code float},
     * {@code double} and {@code boolean}.
     *
     * @param name    fully qualified name of the desired class
     * @param loader  class loader from which the class must be loaded
     * @return class object representing the desired class
     *
     * @throws ClassNotFoundException  if the class cannot be located
     *                                 by the specified class loader
     *
     * @see #findClass(String,ClassLoader)
     * @see PrimitiveTypeMap#getType(String)
     */
    public static Class<?> resolveClass(String name, ClassLoader loader) throws ClassNotFoundException {
        Class<?> type = PrimitiveTypeMap.getType(name);
        return (type == null)
                ? findClass(name, loader)
                : type;
    }

    /**
     * Disable instantiation.
     */
    private ClassFinder() {
    }
}