org.gvsig.tools.util
Interface ServiceLoader

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultServiceLoader

public interface ServiceLoader

Loads a set of instances of classes which implement or extend an interface or class.

Has the same purpose as the java.util.ServiceLoader class available since JDK 1.6.

Author:

Cèsar Ordiñana

See Also:

java.util.ServiceLoader

Method Summary

void	addClassLoader(ClassLoader classLoader) Adds a ClassLoader to use to find services, in the case we don't provide one.
Set	load(Class serviceClass) Loads a Set of a object instances which implement or extended a common service interface or class.
Set	load(Class serviceClass, ClassLoader classLoader) Loads a Set of a object instances which implement or extended a common service interface or class.

Method Detail

load

Set load(Class serviceClass)

Loads a Set of a object instances which implement or extended a common service interface or class. The services will be loaded using the current ClassLoader and the list of ClassLoaders provided with the addClassLoader(ClassLoader) method, if any.

Parameters:

serviceClass - the interface or class which the loaded objects must implement or extend

Returns:

the Set of loaded object instances

load

Set load(Class serviceClass,
         ClassLoader classLoader)

Loads a Set of a object instances which implement or extended a common service interface or class. The classes are loaded through the provided ClassLoader

Parameters:

serviceClass - the interface or class which the loaded objects must implement or extend

classLoader - the ClassLoader to load the classes from

Returns:

the Set of loaded object instances

addClassLoader

void addClassLoader(ClassLoader classLoader)

Adds a ClassLoader to use to find services, in the case we don't provide one.

Parameters:

classLoader -