org.sapia.ubik.rmi.server.transport
Class ClassDescriptor

java.lang.Object
  org.sapia.ubik.rmi.server.transport.ClassDescriptor

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Externalizable, java.io.Serializable

public class ClassDescriptor
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Externalizable

Encapsulates a class name and creates a Class instance using that name, from a given ClassLoader. Used to transport class info over the wire, without incurring ClassNotFoundExceptions.

Author:

Yanick Duchesne

Copyright:

Copyright © 2002-2003 Sapia Open Source Software. All Rights Reserved.

License:

Read the license.txt file of the jar or visit the license page at the Sapia OSS web site

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

ClassDescriptor()

ClassDescriptor(java.lang.Class type)

Method Summary

void	readExternal(java.io.ObjectInput in)
java.lang.Class	resolve(java.lang.ClassLoader loader)
void	writeExternal(java.io.ObjectOutput out)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ClassDescriptor

public ClassDescriptor()

ClassDescriptor

public ClassDescriptor(java.lang.Class type)

Method Detail

readExternal

public void readExternal(java.io.ObjectInput in)
                  throws java.io.IOException,
                         java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

Specified by:

readExternal in interface java.io.Externalizable

Throws:

java.io.IOException

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

writeExternal

public void writeExternal(java.io.ObjectOutput out)
                   throws java.io.IOException

Specified by:

writeExternal in interface java.io.Externalizable

Throws:

java.io.IOException

resolve

public java.lang.Class resolve(java.lang.ClassLoader loader)
                        throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

Throws:

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException