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package org.apache.tools.ant.util;

import java.io.File;

import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
import org.apache.tools.ant.launch.Locator;

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ClassLoader utility methods
/** * ClassLoader utility methods * */
public class LoaderUtils {
Utilities used for file operations
/** Utilities used for file operations */
private static final FileUtils FILE_UTILS = FileUtils.getFileUtils();
Set the context classloader
Params:
  • loader – the ClassLoader to be used as the context class loader on the current thread.
/** * Set the context classloader * * @param loader the ClassLoader to be used as the context class loader * on the current thread. */
public static void setContextClassLoader(ClassLoader loader) { Thread currentThread = Thread.currentThread(); currentThread.setContextClassLoader(loader); }
JDK1.1 compatible access to set the context class loader.
Returns:the ClassLoader instance being used as the context classloader on the current thread. Returns null on JDK 1.1
/** * JDK1.1 compatible access to set the context class loader. * * @return the ClassLoader instance being used as the context * classloader on the current thread. Returns null on JDK 1.1 */
public static ClassLoader getContextClassLoader() { Thread currentThread = Thread.currentThread(); return currentThread.getContextClassLoader(); }
Indicates if the context class loader methods are available
Returns:true if the get and set methods dealing with the context classloader are available.
/** * Indicates if the context class loader methods are available * * @return true if the get and set methods dealing with the context * classloader are available. */
public static boolean isContextLoaderAvailable() { return true; }
Normalize a source location
Params:
  • source – the source location to be normalized.
Returns:the normalized source location.
/** * Normalize a source location * * @param source the source location to be normalized. * * @return the normalized source location. */
private static File normalizeSource(File source) { if (source != null) { try { source = FILE_UTILS.normalize(source.getAbsolutePath()); } catch (BuildException e) { // relative path } } return source; }
Find the directory or jar file the class has been loaded from.
Params:
  • c – the class whose location is required.
Returns:the file or jar with the class or null if we cannot determine the location.
Since:Ant 1.6
/** * Find the directory or jar file the class has been loaded from. * * @param c the class whose location is required. * @return the file or jar with the class or null if we cannot * determine the location. * * @since Ant 1.6 */
public static File getClassSource(Class<?> c) { return normalizeSource(Locator.getClassSource(c)); }
Find the directory or a give resource has been loaded from.
Params:
  • c – the classloader to be consulted for the source
  • resource – the resource whose location is required.
Returns:the file with the resource source or null if we cannot determine the location.
Since:Ant 1.6
/** * Find the directory or a give resource has been loaded from. * * @param c the classloader to be consulted for the source * @param resource the resource whose location is required. * * @return the file with the resource source or null if * we cannot determine the location. * * @since Ant 1.6 */
public static File getResourceSource(ClassLoader c, String resource) { if (c == null) { c = LoaderUtils.class.getClassLoader(); } return normalizeSource(Locator.getResourceSource(c, resource)); }
Return the resource name of a class name.
Params:
  • className – the name of the class to convert.
Returns:the corresponding resource name.
Since:Ant 1.7.0.
/** * Return the resource name of a class name. * @param className the name of the class to convert. * @return the corresponding resource name. * @since Ant 1.7.0. */
public static String classNameToResource(String className) { return className.replace('.', '/') + ".class"; }
Check if a classloader has a classname resource.
Params:
  • loader – the classloader to look it.
  • className – the name of the class to look for.
Returns:true if the class exists, false otherwise
Since:Ant 1.7.0.
/** * Check if a classloader has a classname resource. * @param loader the classloader to look it. * @param className the name of the class to look for. * @return true if the class exists, false otherwise * @since Ant 1.7.0. */
public static boolean classExists(ClassLoader loader, String className) { return loader.getResource(classNameToResource(className)) != null; } }