net.groboclown.util.classes.v1
Class FileClass

java.lang.Object
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  +--net.groboclown.util.classes.v1.FileClass

public class FileClass

extends Object

Field Summary

protected static FileClass

s_instance

Constructor Summary

protected

FileClass() Default constructor - made protected so users won't instantiate the utility

Method Summary

static FileClass	getInstance() Retrieve the shared instance of the utility class.
Object[]	loadClassList(Object baseobject, String resourceName, Class madatoryParentClass) Loads classes from the given object's class loader, from a resource file which has a class name on every line.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

, clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, registerNatives, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

s_instance

protected static FileClass s_instance

Constructor Detail

FileClass

protected FileClass()

Default constructor - made protected so users won't instantiate the utility

Method Detail

getInstance

public static FileClass getInstance()

Retrieve the shared instance of the utility class.

Returns:

the utility instance

loadClassList

public Object[] loadClassList(Object baseobject,
                              String resourceName,
                              Class madatoryParentClass)

Loads classes from the given object's class loader, from a resource file which has a class name on every line. Comments are lines that start with a '#', and blank lines and whitespace are ignored. All the classes are instantiated with the default constructor. All the classes must be an instance of the given Class.