com.meterware.simplestub

Class ClassUtils

java.lang.Object

com.meterware.simplestub.ClassUtils

public class ClassUtils
extends Object

Utilities to handle JDK-specific functionality for defining classes.

Author:

Russell Gold

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ClassUtils()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Class<?>	defineClass(Class<?> anchorClass, String className, byte[] classBytes) Defines a new class from bytecode.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ClassUtils

public ClassUtils()

Method Detail

defineClass

public static Class<?> defineClass(Class<?> anchorClass,
                                   String className,
                                   byte[] classBytes)
                            throws ClassFormatError,
                                   IllegalAccessException

Defines a new class from bytecode. The class will be defined in the classloader and package associated with a specified 'anchor class'.

Parameters:

anchorClass - the class from which the package and classloader of the new class are to be taken.

className - the name of the class to define

classBytes - the bytes used to define the class

Returns:

a new instantiable class, in the package and classloader of the anchor class.

Throws:

ClassFormatError - if the bytecode doesn't properly define a class.

IllegalAccessException - if unable to get access to the defineClassMethod.