com.axelor.common.reflections

Class ClassFinder<T>

java.lang.Object

com.axelor.common.reflections.ClassFinder<T>

public final class ClassFinder<T>
extends Object

The helper class to find sub types of a given super class.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ClassFinder<T>	any() In case of multiple having(Class) calls, whether to check any one annotation (by default all annotations are checked).
ClassFinder<T>	byURL(String pattern) Find with the given URL pattern.
Set<Class<? extends T>>	find() Find the classes.
ClassFinder<T>	having(Class<? extends Annotation> annotation) Only search classes with the given annotation.
ClassFinder<?>	using(ClassLoader loader) Search using the given class loader.
ClassFinder<T>	within(String packageName) Only search within the given package name.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

byURL

public ClassFinder<T> byURL(String pattern)

Find with the given URL pattern.

Parameters:

pattern - the URL pattern

Returns:

the same finder

within

public ClassFinder<T> within(String packageName)

Only search within the given package name.

Parameters:

packageName - the package name

Returns:

same class finder instance

using

public ClassFinder<?> using(ClassLoader loader)

Search using the given class loader.

Parameters:

loader - the class loader

Returns:

the class finder instance

having

public ClassFinder<T> having(Class<? extends Annotation> annotation)

Only search classes with the given annotation.

Parameters:

annotation - the annotation to check

Returns:

same class finder instance

any

public ClassFinder<T> any()

In case of multiple having(Class) calls, whether to check any one annotation (by default all annotations are checked).

Returns:

same class finder instance

find

public Set<Class<? extends T>> find()

Find the classes.

Returns:

set of matched classes