org.jboss.axis.utils.cache
Class ClassCache

java.lang.Object
  org.jboss.axis.utils.cache.ClassCache

public class ClassCache

extends java.lang.Object

A cache class for JavaClass objects, which enables us to quickly reference methods.

ClassCache

public ClassCache()

registerClass

public void registerClass(java.lang.String name,
                          java.lang.Class cls)

Register a class in the cache. Creates a new JavaClass object around the given class, and inserts it into the Hashtable, replacing any previous entry.

Parameters:

name - the name of the class.

cls - a Java Class.

deregisterClass

public void deregisterClass(java.lang.String name)

Remove an entry from the cache.

Parameters:

name - the name of the class to remove.

isClassRegistered

public boolean isClassRegistered(java.lang.String name)

Query a given class' cache status.

Parameters:

name - a class name

Returns:

true if the class is in the cache, false otherwise

lookup

public JavaClass (src)  lookup(java.lang.String className,
                        java.lang.ClassLoader cl)
                 throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

Find the cached JavaClass entry for this class, creating one if necessary.

Parameters:

className - name of the class desired

cl - ClassLoader to use if we need to load the class

Returns:

JavaClass entry

Throws:

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException