ClassLoadingDomain


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22  package org.jboss.classloading.spi;
23  
24  import java.net.URL  ;
25  import java.util.Enumeration  ;
26  
27  /**
28   * A ClassLoadingDomain holds a number of classloaders.
29   * 
30   * @author <a HREF="adrian@jboss.com">Adrian Brock</a>
31   * @version $Revision: 56387 $
32   */
33  public interface ClassLoadingDomain
34  {
35     // Constants -----------------------------------------------------
36  
37     // Public --------------------------------------------------------
38     
39     /**
40      * Get the parent classloading domain
41      * 
42      * @return the parent or null if there isn't one
43      */
44     ClassLoadingDomain getParent();
45     
46     /**
47      * Load a class from this domain
48      * 
49      * @param name the class to load
50      * @param resolve whether to resolve the class
51      * @param classLoader the requesting classloader
52      * @return the class
53      * @throws ClassNotFoundException when the class is not found
54      */
55     Class   loadClass(String   name, boolean resolve, DomainClassLoader classLoader) throws ClassNotFoundException  ;
56     
57     /**
58      * Get a resource
59      * 
60      * @param name the resource name
61      * @param classLoader the requesting classloader
62      * @return the resource or null if not found
63      */
64     URL   getResource(String   name, DomainClassLoader classLoader);
65  
66     Enumeration  <URL  > findResources(String   name);
67  
68     Translator getTranslator();
69     // Inner classes -------------------------------------------------
70  }
71
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