Package org.apache.uima.fit.internal

Class ClassLoaderUtils

java.lang.Object

org.apache.uima.fit.internal.ClassLoaderUtils

public final class ClassLoaderUtils
extends Object

INTERNAL API - Helper functions to obtain a suitable classloader.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static ClassLoader	findClassloader()	Looks up a suitable classloader in the following order: The UimaContext in the UimaContextHolder of the current thread(if any) The current thread-context classloader (if any) The classloader through which uimaFIT (i.e.
static ClassLoader	findClassloader(org.apache.uima.resource.ResourceManager aResMgr)	Looks up a suitable classloader in the following order: The extension classloader of the given ResourceManager See findClassloader()
static ClassLoader	findClassloader(org.apache.uima.UimaContext aContext)	Looks up a suitable classloader in the following order: The extension classloader of the ResourceManager associated with the given UimaContext (if any) See findClassloader(ResourceManager)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Details

findClassloader

public static ClassLoader findClassloader()

Looks up a suitable classloader in the following order:

1. The UimaContext in the UimaContextHolder of the current thread(if any)
2. The current thread-context classloader (if any)
3. The classloader through which uimaFIT (i.e. this class) was loaded.
4. For backwards compatibility then delegates to ClassUtils.getDefaultClassLoader()

Returns:

a classloader or null if no suitable classloader could be found.

findClassloader

public static ClassLoader findClassloader(org.apache.uima.resource.ResourceManager aResMgr)

Looks up a suitable classloader in the following order:

1. The extension classloader of the given ResourceManager
2. See findClassloader()

Returns:

a classloader or null if no suitable classloader could be found.

findClassloader

public static ClassLoader findClassloader(org.apache.uima.UimaContext aContext)

Looks up a suitable classloader in the following order:

1. The extension classloader of the ResourceManager associated with the given UimaContext (if any)
2. See findClassloader(ResourceManager)

Returns:

a classloader or null if no suitable classloader could be found.