org.apache.bval.jsr303.util

Class ClassHelper

java.lang.Object

org.apache.bval.jsr303.util.ClassHelper

public class ClassHelper
extends Object

Common operations on classes that do not require an AccessController.

Author:

Carlos Vara

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static void	fillFullClassHierarchyAsList(List<Class<?>> allClasses, Class<?> clazz) Fill the list with the full class/interface hierarchy of the given class.
static Class<?>	getClass(String className) Deprecated. Will be removed for security reasons. Perform ClassUtils.getClass functions with Java 2 Security enabled.
static Class<?>	getClass(String className, boolean initialize) Deprecated. Will be removed for security reasons. Perform ClassUtils.getClass functions with Java 2 Security enabled.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

fillFullClassHierarchyAsList

public static void fillFullClassHierarchyAsList(List<Class<?>> allClasses,
                                Class<?> clazz)

Fill the list with the full class/interface hierarchy of the given class. List is ordered from the most to less specific.

Parameters:

allClasses - The current list of classes in the hierarchy.

clazz - The current class, root of the hierarchy to traverse.

getClass

@Deprecated
public static Class<?> getClass(String className)
                         throws ClassNotFoundException

Deprecated. Will be removed for security reasons. Perform ClassUtils.getClass functions with Java 2 Security enabled.

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException

getClass

@Deprecated
public static Class<?> getClass(String className,
                           boolean initialize)
                         throws ClassNotFoundException

Deprecated. Will be removed for security reasons. Perform ClassUtils.getClass functions with Java 2 Security enabled.

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException