net.uidl
Class ClassPathHacker

java.lang.Object
  net.uidl.ClassPathHacker

public class ClassPathHacker
extends java.lang.Object

Useful class for dynamically changing the classpath, adding classes during runtime.

Author:

unknown

Constructor Summary

ClassPathHacker()

Method Summary

static void	addFile(java.io.File f) Adds a file to the classpath
static void	addFile(java.lang.String s) Adds a file to the classpath.
static void	addURL(java.net.URL u) Adds the content pointed by the URL to the classpath.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ClassPathHacker

public ClassPathHacker()

Method Detail

addFile

public static void addFile(java.lang.String s)
                    throws java.io.IOException

Adds a file to the classpath.

Parameters:

s - a String pointing to the file

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if URL can't be opened

addFile

public static void addFile(java.io.File f)
                    throws java.io.IOException

Adds a file to the classpath

Parameters:

f - the file to be added

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if URL can't be opened

addURL

public static void addURL(java.net.URL u)
                   throws java.io.IOException

Adds the content pointed by the URL to the classpath.

Parameters:

u - the URL pointing to the content to be added

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if URL can't be opened