Class Loader

java.lang.Object
org.apache.log4j.helpers.Loader
public class Loader extends Object
Loads resources (or images) from various sources.

  • Field Details

  • Constructor Details

    • Loader

      public Loader()

  • Method Details

    • getResource

      public static URL getResource(String resource)
      This method will search for resource in different places. The search order is as follows:

      1. Search for resource using the thread context class loader under Java2. If that fails, search for resource using the class loader that loaded this class (Loader).

      2. Try one last time with ClassLoader.getSystemResource(resource).

    • getResource

      @Deprecated public static URL getResource(String resource, Class clazz)
      Deprecated.
      as of 1.2.
      Gets a resource by delegating to getResource(String).
      Parameters:
      resource - resource name
      clazz - class, ignored.
      Returns:
      URL to resource or null.

    • getTCL

      private static ClassLoader getTCL()
      Shorthand for Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader().

    • isJava1

      public static boolean isJava1()
      Always returns false since Java 1.x support is long gone.
      Returns:
      Always false.

    • loadClass

      public static Class loadClass(String clazz) throws ClassNotFoundException
      Loads the specified class using the Thread contextClassLoader, if that fails try Class.forname.
      Parameters:
      clazz - The class to load.
      Returns:
      The Class.
      Throws:
      ClassNotFoundException - Never thrown, declared for compatibility.