org.apache.any23.util
Class DiscoveryUtils

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.any23.util.DiscoveryUtils

public class DiscoveryUtils
extends Object

This class provides utility methods for discovering classes in packages.

Author:

Michele Mostarda (mostarda@fbk.eu)

Method Summary

static List<Class>	getClassesInPackage(String packageName) Scans all classes accessible from the context class loader which belong to the given package and sub-packages.
static List<Class>	getClassesInPackage(String packageName, Class filter) Scans all classes accessible from the context class loader which belong to the given package and sub-packages and filter them by ones implementing the specified interface iface.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getClassesInPackage

public static List<Class> getClassesInPackage(String packageName)

Scans all classes accessible from the context class loader which belong to the given package and sub-packages.

Parameters:

packageName - the root package.

Returns:

list of matching classes.

Throws:

IOException

getClassesInPackage

public static List<Class> getClassesInPackage(String packageName,
                                              Class filter)

Scans all classes accessible from the context class loader which belong to the given package and sub-packages and filter them by ones implementing the specified interface iface.

Parameters:

packageName - the root package.

filter - the interface/class filter.

Returns:

list of matching classes.