/**
* Returns default class loader. By default, it is {@link #getContextClassLoader() threads context
* class loader}. If this one is <code>null</code>, then class loader of the <b>caller class</b>
* is returned.
*/
public static ClassLoader getDefaultClassLoader() {
ClassLoader cl = getContextClassLoader();
if (cl == null) {
Class callerClass = ReflectUtil.getCallerClass(2);
cl = callerClass.getClassLoader();
}
return cl;
}
/**
* Loads a class with a given name dynamically, more reliable then <code>Class.forName</code>.
*
* <p>Class will be loaded using class loaders in the following order:
*
* <ul>
* <li>provided class loader (if any)
* <li><code>Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader()}</code>
* <li>caller classloader
* <li>using <code>Class.forName</code>
* </ul>
*/
public static Class loadClass(String className, ClassLoader classLoader)
throws ClassNotFoundException {
className = prepareClassnameForLoading(className);
if ((className.indexOf('.') == -1) || (className.indexOf('[') == -1)) {
// maybe a primitive
int primitiveNdx = getPrimitiveClassNameIndex(className);
if (primitiveNdx >= 0) {
return PRIMITIVE_TYPES[primitiveNdx];
}
}
// try #1 - using provided class loader
try {
if (classLoader != null) {
return classLoader.loadClass(className);
}
} catch (ClassNotFoundException ignore) {
}
// try #2 - using thread class loader
ClassLoader currentThreadClassLoader = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
if ((currentThreadClassLoader != null) && (currentThreadClassLoader != classLoader)) {
try {
return currentThreadClassLoader.loadClass(className);
} catch (ClassNotFoundException ignore) {
}
}
// try #3 - using caller classloader, similar as Class.forName()
Class callerClass = ReflectUtil.getCallerClass(2);
ClassLoader callerClassLoader = callerClass.getClassLoader();
if ((callerClassLoader != classLoader) && (callerClassLoader != currentThreadClassLoader)) {
try {
return callerClassLoader.loadClass(className);
} catch (ClassNotFoundException ignore) {
}
}
// try #4 - using Class.forName(). We must use this since for JDK >= 6
// arrays will be not loaded using classloader, but only with forName.
try {
return Class.forName(className);
} catch (ClassNotFoundException ignore) {
}
throw new ClassNotFoundException("Class not found: " + className);
}
/**
* Retrieves given resource as URL. Resource is always absolute and may starts with a slash
* character.
*
* <p>Resource will be loaded using class loaders in the following order:
*
* <ul>
* <li>{@link Thread#getContextClassLoader() Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader()}
* <li>{@link Class#getClassLoader() ClassLoaderUtil.class.getClassLoader()}
* <li>if <code>callingClass</code> is provided: {@link Class#getClassLoader()
* callingClass.getClassLoader()}
* </ul>
*/
public static URL getResourceUrl(String resourceName, ClassLoader classLoader) {
if (resourceName.startsWith("/")) {
resourceName = resourceName.substring(1);
}
URL resourceUrl;
// try #1 - using provided class loader
if (classLoader != null) {
resourceUrl = classLoader.getResource(resourceName);
if (resourceUrl != null) {
return resourceUrl;
}
}
// try #2 - using thread class loader
ClassLoader currentThreadClassLoader = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
if ((currentThreadClassLoader != null) && (currentThreadClassLoader != classLoader)) {
resourceUrl = currentThreadClassLoader.getResource(resourceName);
if (resourceUrl != null) {
return resourceUrl;
}
}
// try #3 - using caller classloader, similar as Class.forName()
Class callerClass = ReflectUtil.getCallerClass(2);
ClassLoader callerClassLoader = callerClass.getClassLoader();
if ((callerClassLoader != classLoader) && (callerClassLoader != currentThreadClassLoader)) {
resourceUrl = callerClassLoader.getResource(resourceName);
if (resourceUrl != null) {
return resourceUrl;
}
}
return null;
}