Method Details

• getAnnotatedClasses

  Set<Class<?>> getAnnotatedClasses(Class<? extends Annotation> clazz)

  Get annotated classes in the classloader.

  Parameters:

  clazz - the annotation

  Returns:

  a set with all classes that are annotated

• getAnnotatedClasses

  default Set<Class<?>> getAnnotatedClasses(String className) throws ClassNotFoundException

  Get annotated classes in the classloader.

  Parameters:

  className - the annotation class name

  Returns:

  a set with all classes that are annotated

  Throws:

  ClassNotFoundException - when the class not found

• getResource

  URL getResource(String name)

  Get a resource from the classpath.

  Parameters:

  name - class literal

  Returns:

  the resource

• loadClass

  <T> Class<T> loadClass(String name) throws ClassNotFoundException

  Load a class in the classloader.

  Parameters:

  name - the class literal

  Returns:

  the class

  Throws:

  ClassNotFoundException - when the class is not in the classpath

• getSubTypesOf

  <T> Set<Class<? extends T>> getSubTypesOf(Class<T> type)

  Gets all subtypes in hierarchy of a given type.

  Type Parameters:

  T - the class of the type

  Parameters:

  type - the type to search for the subtypes for

  Returns:

  set of the subtypes of the given class

• getClassLoader

  ClassLoader getClassLoader()

  Get class loader which is used to find classes.

  Returns:

  the class loader which is used to find classes..

• getSubTypesOf

  default <T> Set<Class<? extends T>> getSubTypesOf(String name) throws ClassNotFoundException

  Gets all subtypes in hierarchy of a given type, using FQN string.

  Type Parameters:

  T - the class of the type

  Parameters:

  name - Fully qualified name of the type to search subtypes of

  Returns:

  set of the subtypes of the given class

  Throws:

  ClassNotFoundException - when the parent class is not in the classpath