org.deventropy.shared.utils

Class ClassUtil

java.lang.Object

org.deventropy.shared.utils.ClassUtil

public final class ClassUtil
extends Object

Utility methods around classes and class loaders.

Author:

Bindul Bhowmik

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static ClassLoader	getApplicableClassloader(Object caller) Searches for and finds an appropriate class loader to use.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getApplicableClassloader

public static ClassLoader getApplicableClassloader(Object caller)

Searches for and finds an appropriate class loader to use. Tries the following in order:

1. The context class loader
2. The caller's class loader
3. This classes class loader
4. The system class loader

Parameters:

caller - Who is calling us, may be null

Returns:

Find the classloader