org.apache.jorphan.reflect
Class ClassFinder

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.jorphan.reflect.ClassFinder

public final class ClassFinder

extends Object

This class finds classes that implement one or more specified interfaces.

Version:

$Revision: 1.9.2.1 $

Author:

Burt Beckwith, Michael Stover (mstover1 at apache.org)

Method Summary

static List	findClassesThatExtend(String[] paths, Class[] superClasses) Convenience method for findClassesThatExtend(Class[], boolean) with the option to include inner classes in the search set to false.
static List	findClassesThatExtend(String[] strPathsOrJars, Class[] superClasses, boolean innerClasses)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

findClassesThatExtend

public static List findClassesThatExtend(String[] paths,
                                         Class[] superClasses)
                                  throws IOException,
                                         ClassNotFoundException

Convenience method for findClassesThatExtend(Class[], boolean) with the option to include inner classes in the search set to false.

Returns:

ArrayList containing discovered classes.

Throws:

IOException

ClassNotFoundException

findClassesThatExtend

public static List findClassesThatExtend(String[] strPathsOrJars,
                                         Class[] superClasses,
                                         boolean innerClasses)
                                  throws IOException,
                                         ClassNotFoundException

Throws:

IOException

ClassNotFoundException