/**
* returns the list of classnames associated with this class and package, if available, otherwise
* null.
*
* @param cls the class to get the classnames for
* @param pkgname the package name for the classes
* @return the classnames if found, otherwise null
*/
protected static Vector getCache(Class cls, String pkgname) {
initCache();
return m_Cache.get(cls.getName() + "-" + pkgname);
}
/** clears the cache for class/classnames relation. */
public static void clearCache() {
initCache();
m_Cache.clear();
}
/**
* adds the list of classnames to the cache.
*
* @param cls the class to cache the classnames for
* @param pkgname the package name the classes were found in
* @param classnames the list of classnames to cache
*/
protected static void addCache(Class cls, String pkgname, Vector classnames) {
initCache();
m_Cache.put(cls.getName() + "-" + pkgname, classnames);
}