org.apache.hivemind.service
Interface ClassFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

ClassFactoryImpl

public interface ClassFactory

Service used when dynamically creating new classes.

Author:

Howard Lewis Ship

Method Summary

int	getCreatedClassCount() Returns the number of classes (and interfaces) actually created.
ClassFab	newClass(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Class superClass) Creates a ClassFab object for the given name; the new class is a subclass of the indicated class.
InterfaceFab	newInterface(java.lang.String name) Creates a new InterfaceFab object with the given name.

Method Detail

newClass

ClassFab newClass(java.lang.String name,
                  java.lang.Class superClass)

Creates a ClassFab object for the given name; the new class is a subclass of the indicated class. The new class is public and concrete.

Incompatible change from 1.0: The module parameter has been removed.

Parameters:

name - the full qualified name of the class to create

superClass - the parent class, which is often java.lang.Object

newInterface

InterfaceFab newInterface(java.lang.String name)

Creates a new InterfaceFab object with the given name.

Since:

1.1

getCreatedClassCount

int getCreatedClassCount()

Returns the number of classes (and interfaces) actually created.

Since:

1.2