ants.util
Class ClassPathReader

java.lang.Object
  |
  +--ants.util.ClassPathReader

Deprecated. Replaced by the Janos Java NodeOS class loading facilities.

public class ClassPathReader

extends java.lang.Object

implements ByteCodeReader

This class implements the ByteCodeReader interface based on a "CLASSPATH" which can be given as a parameter.

XXX throws 'Exception' in a bunch of places. Should have its own exception class.

XXX no longer used (everyone uses the Janos Java NodeOS APIs now).

Author:

Utah Janos Team

Constructor Summary

ClassPathReader()
Deprecated. Use the system property 'java.class.path' as the default classpath to search.

ClassPathReader(java.lang.String pathstr)
Deprecated. Build a class path from the specified path string

Method Summary

byte[]	readByteCode(java.lang.String classname) Deprecated. Resolve a class name of the form foo.bar.baz Searches the classpath given to the constructor.
java.lang.String	toString() Deprecated. convert to printable form

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ClassPathReader

public ClassPathReader()

Deprecated.

Use the system property 'java.class.path' as the default classpath to search.

ClassPathReader

public ClassPathReader(java.lang.String pathstr)

Deprecated.

Build a class path from the specified path string

Parameters:

pathstr - the CLASSPATH to use for future class searches.

Method Detail

readByteCode

public byte[] readByteCode(java.lang.String classname)
                    throws java.lang.Exception

Deprecated.

Resolve a class name of the form foo.bar.baz Searches the classpath given to the constructor.

Specified by:

readByteCode in interface ByteCodeReader

Parameters:

classname - fully qualified class name

Returns:

byte[] array of bytes containing .class file

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Deprecated.

convert to printable form

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

String describing this class path