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/**
 * Utility class for diagnostic purposes, to analyze the
 * ClassLoader hierarchy for any given object or class loader.
 *
 * @author Rod Johnson
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @since 02 April 2001
 * @see java.lang.ClassLoader
 */
public abstract class ClassLoaderUtils {

  /**
   * Show the class loader hierarchy for this class.
   * Uses default line break and tab text characters.
   * @param obj object to analyze loader hierarchy for
   * @param role a description of the role of this class in the application
   * (e.g., "servlet" or "EJB reference")
   * @return a String showing the class loader hierarchy for this class
   */
  public static String showClassLoaderHierarchy(Object obj, String role) {
    return showClassLoaderHierarchy(obj, role, "\n", "\t");
  }

  /**
   * Show the class loader hierarchy for this class.
   * @param obj object to analyze loader hierarchy for
   * @param role a description of the role of this class in the application
   * (e.g., "servlet" or "EJB reference")
   * @param lineBreak line break
   * @param tabText text to use to set tabs
   * @return a String showing the class loader hierarchy for this class
   */
  public static String showClassLoaderHierarchy(Object obj, String role, String lineBreak, String tabText) {
    String s = "object of " + obj.getClass() + ": role is " + role + lineBreak;
    return s + showClassLoaderHierarchy(obj.getClass().getClassLoader(), lineBreak, tabText, 0);
  }

  /**
   * Show the class loader hierarchy for the given class loader.
   * Uses default line break and tab text characters.
   * @param cl class loader to analyze hierarchy for
   * @return a String showing the class loader hierarchy for this class
   */
  public static String showClassLoaderHierarchy(ClassLoader cl) {
    return showClassLoaderHierarchy(cl, "\n", "\t");
  }

  /**
   * Show the class loader hierarchy for the given class loader.
   * @param cl class loader to analyze hierarchy for
   * @param lineBreak line break
   * @param tabText text to use to set tabs
   * @return a String showing the class loader hierarchy for this class
   */
  public static String showClassLoaderHierarchy(ClassLoader cl, String lineBreak, String tabText) {
    return showClassLoaderHierarchy(cl, lineBreak, tabText, 0);
  }

  /**
   * Show the class loader hierarchy for the given class loader.
   * @param cl class loader to analyze hierarchy for
   * @param lineBreak line break
   * @param tabText text to use to set tabs
   * @param indent nesting level (from 0) of this loader; used in pretty printing
   * @return a String showing the class loader hierarchy for this class
   */
  private static String showClassLoaderHierarchy(ClassLoader cl, String lineBreak, String tabText, int indent) {
    if (cl == null) {
      ClassLoader ccl = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
      return "context class loader=[" + ccl + "] hashCode=" + ccl.hashCode();
    }
    StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer();
    for (int i = 0; i < indent; i++) {
      buf.append(tabText);
    }
    buf.append("[").append(cl).append("] hashCode=").append(cl.hashCode()).append(lineBreak);
    ClassLoader parent = cl.getParent();
    return buf.toString() + showClassLoaderHierarchy(parent, lineBreak, tabText, indent + 1);
  }

}








7.7.Class Loader
7.7.1.URL class loader
7.7.2.extends URLClassLoader
7.7.3.Load classes
7.7.4.how to use reflection to print the names and values of all nonstatic fields of an object
7.7.5.Runs a jar application from any url
7.7.6.BufferedReader reflection
7.7.7.Get the class By way of an object
7.7.8.Get the class By way of a string
7.7.9.Get the class By way of .class
7.7.10.Catch InvocationTargetException
7.7.11.Determining from Where a Class Was Loaded
7.7.12.Dynamically Reloading a Modified Class
7.7.13.Creating an Object Using a Constructor Object
7.7.14.Create an object from a string
7.7.15.Using the forName() method
7.7.16.Context ClassLoader
7.7.17.A tree structure that maps inheritance hierarchies of classes
7.7.18.Analyze ClassLoader hierarchy for any given object or class loader
7.7.19.Instantiate unknown class at runtime and call the object's methods
7.7.20.Load Class