org.pentaho.reporting.libraries.base.util

Class ClassQueryTool

java.lang.Object

org.pentaho.reporting.libraries.base.util.ClassQueryTool

public abstract class ClassQueryTool
extends Object

The class-query tool loads classes using a classloader and calls "processClass" for each class encountered. This is highly expensive and sometimes dangerous excercise as the classloading may trigger static initializers and may exhaust the "permgen" space of the Virtual machine. If possible anyhow, do not use this class.

Author:

Thomas Morgner

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	processDirectory(File directory) Processes all entries from a given directory, ignoring any subdirectory contents.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

processDirectory

public void processDirectory(File directory)
                      throws IOException

Processes all entries from a given directory, ignoring any subdirectory contents. If the directory contains sub-directories these directories are not searched for JAR or ZIP files.

In addition to the directory given as parameter, the direcories and JAR/ZIP-files on the classpath are also searched for entries.

If directory is null, only the classpath is searched.

Parameters:

directory - the directory to be searched, or null to just use the classpath.

Throws:

IOException - if an error occured while loading the resources from the directory.

SecurityException - if access to the system properties or access to the classloader is restricted.