sandmark.util.classloading
Class ClassFinder

java.lang.Object
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public class ClassFinder

extends java.lang.Object

Provides a unified interface for finding classes that extend certain interfaces. The class types that can be requested through the methods of this class are defined in sandmark.util.classloading.IClassFinder

Author:

Andrew Huntwork

See Also:

IClassFinder

Constructor Summary

ClassFinder()

Method Summary

static java.util.Collection	getClassesWithAncestor(int ancestor) Get all the classes that sListGen knows about it that derive from the class indicated by 'ancestor'
static java.lang.String	getClassShortname(java.lang.String className) Get a string suitable for display to the user that describes className

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ClassFinder

public ClassFinder()

Method Detail

getClassesWithAncestor

public static java.util.Collection getClassesWithAncestor(int ancestor)

Get all the classes that sListGen knows about it that derive from the class indicated by 'ancestor'

Parameters:

ancestor - one of the constants in IClassFinder

Returns:

Collection of String's containing the names of classes derived from class specified by ancestor

getClassShortname

public static java.lang.String getClassShortname(java.lang.String className)

Get a string suitable for display to the user that describes className

Parameters:

className - a String returned as a member of a Collection by getClassesWithAncestor

Returns:

A short String description of className