org.jboss.classloading.spi
Interface Translator

public interface Translator

An implementation of this interface in order to transform class files. The transformation occurs before the class is defined by the JVM.

Version:

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Author:

Scott.Stark@jboss.org

See Also:

ClassFileTransformer

Method Summary

byte[]	transform(DomainClassLoader loader, String className, Class<?> classBeingRedefined, ProtectionDomain protectionDomain, byte[] classfileBuffer) The implementation of this method may transform the supplied class file and return a new replacement class file.
void	unregisterClassLoader(DomainClassLoader loader) Called to indicate that the ClassLoader is being discarded by the server.

Method Detail

transform

byte[] transform(DomainClassLoader loader,
                 String className,
                 Class<?> classBeingRedefined,
                 ProtectionDomain protectionDomain,
                 byte[] classfileBuffer)
                 throws IllegalClassFormatException

The implementation of this method may transform the supplied class file and return a new replacement class file.

Parameters:

loader - - the DomainClassLoader owning the defining loader of the class to be transformed, may be null if the bootstrap loader

className - - the name of the class in the internal form of fully qualified class and interface names.

classBeingRedefined - - if this is a redefine, the class being redefined, otherwise null

protectionDomain - - the protection domain of the class being defined or redefined

classfileBuffer - - the input byte buffer in class file format - must not be modified

Returns:

a well-formed class file buffer (the result of the transform), or null if no transform is performed.

Throws:

IllegalClassFormatException - if the input does not represent a well-formed class file

See Also:

Instrumentation.redefineClasses(java.lang.instrument.ClassDefinition[])

unregisterClassLoader

void unregisterClassLoader(DomainClassLoader loader)

Called to indicate that the ClassLoader is being discarded by the server.

Parameters:

loader - - a class loader that has possibly been used previously as an argument to transform.