Java Enterprise in a Nutshell, Second Edition

Name

RMIClassLoader

Synopsis

This class loads classes over the network using URLs. The class has two loadClass() methods, one for loading a class from a given (absolute) URL, and another for loading a class from a given (relative) URL, starting at a particular codebase.

public class RMIClassLoader {
// No Constructor
                  // Public Class Methods
   public static String getClassAnnotation( Class cl);           // 1.2
   public static ClassLoader getClassLoader(                     // 1.3
        String codebase) throws java.net.MalformedURLException, java.lang.SecurityException;  
   public static RMIClassLoaderSpi getDefaultProviderInstance(   // 1.4
        );  
   public static Class loadClass(java.net.URL codebase, 
        String name) throws java.net.MalformedURLException, ClassNotFoundException;  
   public static Class loadClass(String codebase,                // 1.2
        String name) throws java.net.MalformedURLException, ClassNotFoundException;  
   public static Class loadClass(String codebase, String name,   // 1.4
        ClassLoader defaultLoader) throws java.net.MalformedURLException, ClassNotFoundException;
   public static Class loadProxyClass(String codebase,           // 1.4
        String[] interfaces, 
        ClassLoader defaultLoader) throws ClassNotFoundException, java.net.MalformedURLException; 
// Deprecated Public Methods
   public static Object getSecurityContext(                      // #
        ClassLoader loader);  
   public static Class loadClass(                                // #
        String name) throws java.net.MalformedURLException, ClassNotFoundException;  
}