ClassTable

All Known Implementing Classes:

ChainingClassTable, ModularClassTable
```
public interface ClassTable
```
A lookup mechanism for predefined classes. Some marshallers can use this to avoid sending lengthy class descriptor information.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Interface Description

static interface ClassTable.Writer
The class writer for a specific class.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ClassTable.Writer`	`getClassWriter(java.lang.Class<?> clazz)`	Determine whether the given class reference is a valid predefined reference.
`java.lang.Class<?>`	`readClass(Unmarshaller unmarshaller)`	Read a class from the stream.

- Method Detail
  - getClassWriter
```
ClassTable.Writer getClassWriter(java.lang.Class<?> clazz)
                          throws java.io.IOException
```
    Determine whether the given class reference is a valid predefined reference.
    
    Parameters:
    
    clazz - the candidate class
    
    Returns:
    
    the class writer, or null to use the default mechanism
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs
  - readClass
```
java.lang.Class<?> readClass(Unmarshaller unmarshaller)
                      throws java.io.IOException,
                             java.lang.ClassNotFoundException
```
    Read a class from the stream. The class will have been written by the getClassWriter(Class) method's Writer instance, as defined above.
    
    Parameters:
    
    unmarshaller - the unmarshaller to read from
    
    Returns:
    
    the class
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs
    
    java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - if a class could not be found