org.eu.sk.zero.acd
Class JarClassLoader

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.lang.ClassLoader
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        +--java.security.SecureClassLoader
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              +--java.net.URLClassLoader
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                    +--org.eu.sk.zero.acd.JarClassLoader

public class JarClassLoader

extends URLClassLoader

A class loader for loading jar files, both local and remote.

Version:

$Id: JarClassLoader.java,v 1.2 2003/05/04 19:02:22 robo Exp $

Constructor Summary

JarClassLoader(URL url)
Creates a new JarClassLoader for the specified url.

Method Summary

Object	createClassInstance(String name) Creates and returns instance of main class of the jar file
String	getMainClassName() Returns the name of the jar file main class, or null if no "Main-Class" manifest attributes was defined.

Methods inherited from class java.net.URLClassLoader

addURL, definePackage, findClass, findResource, findResources, getPermissions, getURLs, newInstance, newInstance

Methods inherited from class java.security.SecureClassLoader

defineClass

Methods inherited from class java.lang.ClassLoader

clearAssertionStatus, defineClass, defineClass, defineClass, definePackage, findLibrary, findLoadedClass, findSystemClass, getPackage, getPackages, getParent, getResource, getResourceAsStream, getResources, getSystemClassLoader, getSystemResource, getSystemResourceAsStream, getSystemResources, loadClass, loadClass, resolveClass, setClassAssertionStatus, setDefaultAssertionStatus, setPackageAssertionStatus, setSigners

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

JarClassLoader

public JarClassLoader(URL url)

Creates a new JarClassLoader for the specified url.

Parameters:

url - the url of the jar file

Method Detail

getMainClassName

public String getMainClassName()
                        throws IOException

Returns the name of the jar file main class, or null if no "Main-Class" manifest attributes was defined.

IOException

createClassInstance

public Object createClassInstance(String name)
                           throws ClassNotFoundException,
                                  InstantiationException

Creates and returns instance of main class of the jar file

ClassNotFoundException

InstantiationException