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package org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api;


Widens visibility such that any package within ShrinkWrap impl-base may access the utilities provided by ClassLoaderSearchUtil 
Author:Andrew Lee Rubinger
/**
 * Widens visibility such that any package within ShrinkWrap impl-base may access the utilities provided by
 * {@link ClassLoaderSearchUtil}
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:alr@jboss.org">Andrew Lee Rubinger</a>
 */
public class ClassLoaderSearchUtilDelegator {
    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
    // Constructor ------------------------------------------------------------------------||
    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||

    
No instances, keep private

/**
     * No instances, keep private
     */
    private ClassLoaderSearchUtilDelegator() {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("No instances permitted");
    }

    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
    // Functional Methods -----------------------------------------------------------------||
    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||

    
Finds a Class by name using a series of ClassLoaders as the search path 
Params:
  • className – 
  • classLoaders – 
Throws:
Returns:
/**
     * Finds a {@link Class} by name using a series of {@link ClassLoader}s as the search path
     *
     * @param className
     * @param classLoaders
     * @return
     * @throws ClassNotFoundException
     *             If the {@link Class} could not be found in any of the specified CLs
     */
    public static Class<?> findClassFromClassLoaders(final String className, final Iterable<ClassLoader> classLoaders)
        throws ClassNotFoundException, IllegalArgumentException {
        // Delegate
        return ClassLoaderSearchUtil.findClassFromClassLoaders(className, classLoaders);
    }
}