1 package org.apache.tapestry.services; 2 3 /** 4 * Used to search for a class within a list of packages. Available as service tapestry.ClassFinder. 5 * 6 * @author Howard Lewis Ship 7 * @since 4.0 8 */ 9 public interface ClassFinder 10 { 11 /** 12 * Searches for a class within a list of packages, which always includes the default package. 13 * 14 * @param packageList 15 * a comma seperated list of package named (i.e., "java.lang,java.util") 16 * @param className 17 * the name of the class to search for. This may be just a class name, or even a 18 * partial class name (i.e., "impl.Foo"). 19 * @return the class, if found, or null if no class could be found in any of the packages 20 */ 21 22 public Class findClass(String packageList, String className); 23 } 24