Package org.apache.uima.internal.util

Class ClassLoaderUtils

java.lang.Object

org.apache.uima.internal.util.ClassLoaderUtils

public final class ClassLoaderUtils
extends Object

INTERNAL API - Helper functions to obtain a suitable class loader.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static ClassLoader	findClassLoader()	Looks up a suitable class loader in the following order: The UimaContext in the UimaContextHolder of the current thread(if any) The current thread-context class loader (if any) The class loader through which uimaFIT (i.e. this class) was loaded. For backwards compatibility then delegates to getDefaultClassLoader()
static ClassLoader	findClassLoader(ResourceManager aResMgr)	Looks up a suitable class loader in the following order: The extension class loader of the given ResourceManager See findClassLoader()
static ClassLoader	findClassLoader(UimaContext aContext)	Looks up a suitable class loader in the following order: The extension class loader 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 class loader in the following order:

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

Returns:

a class loader or null if no suitable class loader could be found.

findClassLoader

public static ClassLoader findClassLoader(ResourceManager aResMgr)

Looks up a suitable class loader in the following order:

1. The extension class loader of the given ResourceManager
2. See findClassLoader()

Returns:

a class loader or null if no suitable class loader could be found.

findClassLoader

public static ClassLoader findClassLoader(UimaContext aContext)

Looks up a suitable class loader in the following order:

1. The extension class loader of the ResourceManager associated with the given UimaContext (if any)
2. See findClassLoader(ResourceManager)

Returns:

a class loader or null if no suitable class loader could be found.