net.bytebuddy.dynamic.loading

Class ClassLoaderByteArrayInjector

java.lang.Object

net.bytebuddy.dynamic.loading.ClassLoaderByteArrayInjector

public class ClassLoaderByteArrayInjector
extends Object

An injector that loads classes by reflectively invoking non-public methods on a given ClassLoader.

Note that the injector is only able to load classes in a linear manner. Thus, classes that refer to other classes which are not yet loaded cannot be injected but will result in a NoClassDefFoundError. This becomes a problem when classes refer to each other using cyclic references. This injector can further not be applied to the bootstrap class loader which is usually represented by a null value and can therefore not be accessed by reflection.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ClassLoaderByteArrayInjector(ClassLoader classLoader) Creates a new injector for the given ClassLoader.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Class<?>	inject(String name, byte[] binaryRepresentation) Explicitly loads a Class by reflective access into the represented class loader.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ClassLoaderByteArrayInjector

public ClassLoaderByteArrayInjector(ClassLoader classLoader)

Creates a new injector for the given ClassLoader.

Parameters:

classLoader - The ClassLoader into which new class definitions are to be injected.

Method Detail

inject

public Class<?> inject(String name,
                       byte[] binaryRepresentation)

Explicitly loads a Class by reflective access into the represented class loader.

Parameters:

name - The fully qualified name of the Class to be loaded.

binaryRepresentation - The type's binary representation.

Returns:

The loaded class that is a result of the class loading attempt.