CLASS java.lang.ClassLoader

Availability: JDK 1.0

public abstract class ClassLoader extends Object {
   // Protected Constructor
      protected ClassLoader();
   // Class Methods
1.1  public static final URL getSystemResource(String name);
1.1  public static final InputStream getSystemResourceAsStream(String name);
   // Public Instance Methods
1.1  public URL getResource(String name);
1.1  public InputStream getResourceAsStream(String name);
1.1  public Class loadClass(String name) throws ClassNotFoundException;
   // Protected Instance Methods
#    protected final Class defineClass(byte[] data, int offset, int length);
1.1  protected final Class defineClass(String name, byte[] data, int offset, int length);
1.1  protected final Class findLoadedClass(String name);
      protected final Class findSystemClass(String name) throws ClassNotFoundException;
      protected abstract Class loadClass(String name, boolean resolve) throws ClassNotFoundException;
      protected final void resolveClass(Class c);
1.1  protected final void setSigners(Class cl, Object[] signers);
}

Passed To:

Beans.instantiate(), LoaderHandler.getSecurityContext(), RMIClassLoader.getSecurityContext().

Returned By:

Class.getClassLoader(), SecurityManager.currentClassLoader().