Repository (bcel-5.3 API)

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

ClassLoaderRepository, SyntheticRepository
```
public interface Repository
extends java.io.Serializable
```
Abstract definition of a class repository. Instances may be used to load classes from different sources and may be used in the Repository.setRepository method.

Version:

$Id: Repository.java 386056 2006-03-15 11:31:56Z tcurdt $

Author:

M. Dahm, David Dixon-Peugh

See Also:

Repository

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`clear()`	Clear all entries from cache.
`JavaClass`	`findClass(java.lang.String className)`	Find the class with the name provided, if the class isn't there, return NULL.
`ClassPath`	`getClassPath()`	Get the ClassPath associated with this Repository
`JavaClass`	`loadClass(java.lang.Class clazz)`	Find the JavaClass instance for the given run-time class object
`JavaClass`	`loadClass(java.lang.String className)`	Find the class with the name provided, if the class isn't there, make an attempt to load it.
`void`	`removeClass(JavaClass clazz)`	Remove class from repository
`void`	`storeClass(JavaClass clazz)`	Store the provided class under "clazz.getClassName()"

- Method Detail
  - storeClass
```
void storeClass(JavaClass clazz)
```
    Store the provided class under "clazz.getClassName()"
  - removeClass
```
void removeClass(JavaClass clazz)
```
    Remove class from repository
  - findClass
```
JavaClass findClass(java.lang.String className)
```
    Find the class with the name provided, if the class isn't there, return NULL.
  - loadClass
```
JavaClass loadClass(java.lang.String className)
             throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException
```
    Find the class with the name provided, if the class isn't there, make an attempt to load it.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.ClassNotFoundException
  - loadClass
```
JavaClass loadClass(java.lang.Class clazz)
             throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException
```
    Find the JavaClass instance for the given run-time class object
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.ClassNotFoundException
  - clear
```
void clear()
```
    Clear all entries from cache.
  - getClassPath
```
ClassPath getClassPath()
```
    Get the ClassPath associated with this Repository