net.bytebuddy.dynamic.loading

Class InjectionClassLoader

java.lang.Object

java.lang.ClassLoader

net.bytebuddy.dynamic.loading.InjectionClassLoader

Direct Known Subclasses:

ByteArrayClassLoader

public abstract class InjectionClassLoader
extends ClassLoader

An injection class loader allows for the injection of a class after the class loader was created.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	InjectionClassLoader.Strategy A class loading strategy for adding a type to an injection class loader.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	InjectionClassLoader(ClassLoader parent) Creates a new injection class loader.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract Class<?>	defineClass(String name, byte[] binaryRepresentation) Defines a new type to be loaded by this class loader.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.ClassLoader

clearAssertionStatus, defineClass, defineClass, defineClass, defineClass, definePackage, findClass, findLibrary, findLoadedClass, findResource, findResources, findSystemClass, getClassLoadingLock, getPackage, getPackages, getParent, getResource, getResourceAsStream, getResources, getSystemClassLoader, getSystemResource, getSystemResourceAsStream, getSystemResources, loadClass, loadClass, registerAsParallelCapable, 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

InjectionClassLoader

protected InjectionClassLoader(ClassLoader parent)

Creates a new injection class loader.

Parameters:

parent - The class loader's parent.

Method Detail

defineClass

public abstract Class<?> defineClass(String name,
                                     byte[] binaryRepresentation)
                              throws ClassNotFoundException

Defines a new type to be loaded by this class loader. If a type with the same name was already defined, an IllegalArgumentException is thrown.

Parameters:

name - The name of the type.

binaryRepresentation - The type's binary representation.

Returns:

The defined class or a previously defined class.

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException - If the class could not be loaded.