PluginManager

java.lang.Object
- org.jvnet.lafplugin.PluginManager

Direct Known Subclasses:

ComponentPluginManager
```
public class PluginManager
extends java.lang.Object
```
Plugin manager for look-and-feels.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

PluginManager(java.lang.String xmlName, java.lang.String mainTag, java.lang.String pluginTag)
Simple constructor.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.util.Set`	`getAvailablePlugins()`	Returns a collection of all available plugins.
`java.util.Set`	`getAvailablePlugins(boolean toReload)`	Returns a collection of all available plugins.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - PluginManager
```
public PluginManager(java.lang.String xmlName,
                     java.lang.String mainTag,
                     java.lang.String pluginTag)
```
    Simple constructor.
    
    Parameters:
    
    xmlName - The name of XML file that contains plugin configuration.
    
    mainTag - The main tag in the XML configuration file.
    
    pluginTag - The tag that corresponds to a single plugin kind. Specifies the plugin kind that will be located in getAvailablePlugins(boolean).
- Method Detail
  - getAvailablePlugins
```
public java.util.Set getAvailablePlugins()
```
    Returns a collection of all available plugins.
    
    Returns:
    
    Collection of all available plugins. The classpath is scanned only once.
    
    See Also:
    
    getAvailablePlugins(boolean)
  - getAvailablePlugins
```
public java.util.Set getAvailablePlugins(boolean toReload)
```
    Returns a collection of all available plugins. The parameter specifies whether the classpath should be rescanned or whether to return the already found plugins (after first-time scan).
    
    Parameters:
    
    toReload - If true, the classpath is scanned for available plugins every time this function is called. If false, the classpath scan is performed only once. The consecutive calls return the cached result.
    
    Returns:
    
    Collection of all available plugins.