Interface ClassLoaderUtils


public interface ClassLoaderUtils
Helper class used by ServiceLoader to investigate parent/child relationships of ClassLoaders.
NOTE: This API is for internal purposes only and might change in incompatible ways in the next release.
  • Method Summary

    Static Methods
    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    static boolean
    Utility method to check if some class loader is a (grand-)parent of or the same as another one.
  • Method Details

    • isParentClassLoader

      static boolean isParentClassLoader(ClassLoader parent, ClassLoader child)
      Utility method to check if some class loader is a (grand-)parent of or the same as another one. This means the child will be able to load all classes from the parent, too.

      If caller's codesource doesn't have enough permissions to do the check, false is returned (this is fine, because if we get a SecurityException it is for sure no parent).