org.apache.tapestry.services

Interface ClassFinder

All Known Implementing Classes:

ClassFinderImpl

public interface ClassFinder

Used to search for a class within a list of packages. Available as service tapestry.ClassFinder.

Since:

4.0

Author:

Howard Lewis Ship

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.Class	findClass(java.lang.String packageList, java.lang.String className) Searches for a class within a list of packages, which always includes the default package.

Method Detail

findClass

java.lang.Class findClass(java.lang.String packageList,
                        java.lang.String className)

Searches for a class within a list of packages, which always includes the default package.

Parameters:

packageList - a comma seperated list of package names (i.e., "java.lang,java.util")

className - the name of the class to search for. This may be just a class name, or even a partial class name (i.e., "impl.Foo").

Returns:

the class, if found, or null if no class could be found in any of the packages