ks.jarloader
Class JarLoader

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.lang.ClassLoader
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        +--ks.jarloader.JarLoader

public class JarLoader

extends java.lang.ClassLoader

Block component to aid in the loading of Jar files.

Field Summary

protected JarInfo	info
protected java.lang.String	jarName
protected java.util.Hashtable	urlCache Cached URLs to resources.

Constructor Summary

JarLoader(java.lang.String path, java.lang.String jarName)
Construct a new JarLoader that will load classes from the jar File named jarName found at the path named in path.

Method Summary

protected java.lang.Class	findClass(java.lang.String name)
protected java.net.URL	findResource(java.lang.String name) Finds the resource with the given name.
java.lang.String	getJarName()
java.util.jar.Manifest	getManifest()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.ClassLoader

clearAssertionStatus, defineClass, defineClass, defineClass, definePackage, findLibrary, findLoadedClass, findResources, 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

Field Detail

info

protected JarInfo info

jarName

protected java.lang.String jarName

urlCache

protected java.util.Hashtable urlCache

Cached URLs to resources.

Constructor Detail

JarLoader

public JarLoader(java.lang.String path,
                 java.lang.String jarName)
          throws java.io.FileNotFoundException

Construct a new JarLoader that will load classes from the jar File named jarName found at the path named in path.

Parameters:

jarName - the name of the jar file to be loaded e.g. "classes.jar"

path - the path to the jar file. e.g. "jar/storage/"

Method Detail

findClass

protected java.lang.Class findClass(java.lang.String name)
                             throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

Overrides:

findClass in class java.lang.ClassLoader

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

findResource

protected java.net.URL findResource(java.lang.String name)

Finds the resource with the given name. Class loader implementations should override this method to specify where to find resources.

Overrides:

findResource in class java.lang.ClassLoader

Parameters:

name - The resource name

Returns:

A URL object for reading the resource, or null if the resource could not be found

Since:

1.2

getJarName

public java.lang.String getJarName()

getManifest

public java.util.jar.Manifest getManifest()