/**
* False iff there is some evidence that no class described by this pattern exists in the
* classpath. Conservatively returns true for patterns containing "*", for cases where the virtual
* machine is not a PathSearchingVirtualMachine, and for anonymous classes for a parent class
* exists.
*/
boolean classIsPlausible() {
if (classId.startsWith("*")
|| classId.endsWith("*")
|| !(Env.vm() instanceof PathSearchingVirtualMachine)) return true;
else return Env.classMayExist(transClassId);
}
