Package org.postgresql.util

Class ClassUtils

java.lang.Object

org.postgresql.util.ClassUtils

public final class ClassUtils
extends Object

Utility class for safe class loading operations.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static <T> Class<? extends T>	forName(String className, Class<T> expectedClass, ClassLoader classLoader)	Safely loads a class using the three-parameter Class.forName with initialize=false and validates it's assignable to the expected type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Details

forName

public static <T> Class<? extends T> forName(String className,
 Class<T> expectedClass,
 ClassLoader classLoader)
                                      throws ClassNotFoundException

Safely loads a class using the three-parameter Class.forName with initialize=false and validates it's assignable to the expected type.

Type Parameters:

T - the expected type

Parameters:

className - the name of the class to load

expectedClass - the expected superclass or interface

classLoader - the class loader to use

Returns:

the loaded class as a subclass of the expected type

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException - if the class cannot be found