org.myrobotlab.reflection

Class Locator

java.lang.Object

org.myrobotlab.reflection.Locator

public class Locator
extends java.lang.Object

Class that allows for finding classes in files or packages.

Author:

SwedaKonsult

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Locator()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static java.util.List<java.lang.Class<?>>	findClasses(java.io.File directory, java.lang.String packageName) Recursive method used to find all classes in a given directory and subdirs.
static java.util.List<java.lang.Class<?>>	getClasses(java.lang.String packageName) Scans all classes accessible from the context class loader which belong to the given package and subpackages.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Locator

public Locator()

Method Detail

findClasses

public static java.util.List<java.lang.Class<?>> findClasses(java.io.File directory,
                                                             java.lang.String packageName)

Recursive method used to find all classes in a given directory and subdirs.

Parameters:

directory - Directory to start searching in

packageName - The package name for classes found inside the base directory

Returns:

The classes

getClasses

public static java.util.List<java.lang.Class<?>> getClasses(java.lang.String packageName)
                                                     throws java.io.IOException

Scans all classes accessible from the context class loader which belong to the given package and subpackages.

Parameters:

packageName - The package to scan

Returns:

Located Classes

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if the path based on the packageName is not valid