Class Loader


  • public class Loader
    extends java.lang.Object
    Load resources (or images) from various sources.
    • Field Summary

      Fields 
      Modifier and Type Field Description
      private static boolean ignoreTCL  
      private static boolean java1  
      (package private) static java.lang.String TSTR  
    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      Loader()  
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      static java.net.URL getResource​(java.lang.String resource)
      This method will search for resource in different places.
      static java.net.URL getResource​(java.lang.String resource, java.lang.Class clazz)
      Deprecated.
      as of 1.2.
      private static java.lang.ClassLoader getTCL()
      Get the Thread Context Loader which is a JDK 1.2 feature.
      static boolean isJava1()
      Are we running under JDK 1.x?
      static java.lang.Class loadClass​(java.lang.String clazz)
      If running under JDK 1.2 load the specified class using the Thread contextClassLoader if that fails try Class.forname.
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
    • Field Detail

      • java1

        private static boolean java1
      • ignoreTCL

        private static boolean ignoreTCL
    • Constructor Detail

      • Loader

        public Loader()
    • Method Detail

      • getResource

        public static java.net.URL getResource​(java.lang.String resource,
                                               java.lang.Class clazz)
        Deprecated.
        as of 1.2.
        Get a resource by delegating to getResource(String).
        Parameters:
        resource - resource name
        clazz - class, ignored.
        Returns:
        URL to resource or null.
      • getResource

        public static java.net.URL getResource​(java.lang.String resource)
        This method will search for resource in different places. The search order is as follows:

        1. Search for resource using the thread context class loader under Java2. If that fails, search for resource using the class loader that loaded this class (Loader). Under JDK 1.1, only the the class loader that loaded this class (Loader) is used.

        2. Try one last time with ClassLoader.getSystemResource(resource), that is is using the system class loader in JDK 1.2 and virtual machine's built-in class loader in JDK 1.1.
      • isJava1

        public static boolean isJava1()
        Are we running under JDK 1.x?
      • getTCL

        private static java.lang.ClassLoader getTCL()
                                             throws java.lang.IllegalAccessException,
                                                    java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
        Get the Thread Context Loader which is a JDK 1.2 feature. If we are running under JDK 1.1 or anything else goes wrong the method returns null.
        Throws:
        java.lang.IllegalAccessException
        java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
      • loadClass

        public static java.lang.Class loadClass​(java.lang.String clazz)
                                         throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException
        If running under JDK 1.2 load the specified class using the Thread contextClassLoader if that fails try Class.forname. Under JDK 1.1 only Class.forName is used.
        Throws:
        java.lang.ClassNotFoundException