edu.rice.cs.plt.reflect
Class EmptyClassLoader

java.lang.Object
  extended by java.lang.ClassLoader
      extended by edu.rice.cs.plt.reflect.EmptyClassLoader

public class EmptyClassLoader
extends java.lang.ClassLoader

A class loader that will load no classes. Useful as the root of class loader trees in which the system class loader should not be the root.


Field Summary
static EmptyClassLoader INSTANCE
           
 
Method Summary
protected  java.lang.String findLibrary(java.lang.String libName)
           
 java.net.URL getResource(java.lang.String name)
           
 java.io.InputStream getResourceAsStream(java.lang.String name)
           
 java.lang.Class<?> loadClass(java.lang.String name)
           
protected  java.lang.Class<?> loadClass(java.lang.String name, boolean resolve)
           
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.ClassLoader
clearAssertionStatus, defineClass, defineClass, defineClass, defineClass, definePackage, findClass, findLoadedClass, findResource, findResources, findSystemClass, getPackage, getPackages, getParent, getResources, getSystemClassLoader, getSystemResource, getSystemResourceAsStream, getSystemResources, resolveClass, setClassAssertionStatus, setDefaultAssertionStatus, setPackageAssertionStatus, setSigners
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

INSTANCE

public static final EmptyClassLoader INSTANCE
Method Detail

loadClass

public java.lang.Class<?> loadClass(java.lang.String name)
                             throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException
Overrides:
loadClass in class java.lang.ClassLoader
Throws:
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

loadClass

protected java.lang.Class<?> loadClass(java.lang.String name,
                                       boolean resolve)
                                throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException
Overrides:
loadClass in class java.lang.ClassLoader
Throws:
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

getResource

public java.net.URL getResource(java.lang.String name)
Overrides:
getResource in class java.lang.ClassLoader

getResourceAsStream

public java.io.InputStream getResourceAsStream(java.lang.String name)
Overrides:
getResourceAsStream in class java.lang.ClassLoader

findLibrary

protected java.lang.String findLibrary(java.lang.String libName)
Overrides:
findLibrary in class java.lang.ClassLoader