ReflectorLoader (Groovy 6.0.0-beta-2)

org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.metaclass.ReflectorLoader

```
@Deprecated(since = "6.0.0", forRemoval = true)
public class ReflectorLoader
extends ClassLoader
```
Reflector creation helper historically used to define Reflector subclasses.
Deprecated since 6.0.0. Production MetaClass / call-site paths no longer construct or use this loader; the only remaining references are tests. Prefer modern reflective / method-handle dispatch. Retained for binary compatibility only; will be removed in a future major release.
Special about this loader is that it knows the classes from the Groovy runtime. During class definition Reflector resolves to the runtime's Reflector even if a different one exists in the parent loader.
deprecated:
No production callers remain; kept only for binary compatibility.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and description
`ReflectorLoader(ClassLoader parent)` Creates a new ReflectorLoader with the specified parent class loader.

Methods Summary

Methods
Type Params	Return Type	Name and description
	`public Class<?>`	`defineClass(String name, byte[] bytecode, ProtectionDomain domain)` Defines a Reflector class via ClassLoader.defineClass and caches it under `name`.
	`protected Class<?>`	`findClass(String name)` Tries to find a Groovy class.
	`public Class<?>`	`getLoadedClass(String name)` Retrieves a previously defined Reflector class by name from the cache.
	`protected Class<?>`	`loadClass(String name, boolean resolve)` Loads a class per name.

Inherited Methods Summary

Inherited Methods
Methods inherited from class	Name
`class ClassLoader`	`clearAssertionStatus, equals, getClass, getDefinedPackage, getDefinedPackages, getName, getParent, getPlatformClassLoader, getResource, getResourceAsStream, getResources, getSystemClassLoader, getSystemResource, getSystemResourceAsStream, getSystemResources, getUnnamedModule, hashCode, isRegisteredAsParallelCapable, loadClass, notify, notifyAll, resources, setClassAssertionStatus, setDefaultAssertionStatus, setPackageAssertionStatus, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- Constructor Detail
  - public ReflectorLoader(ClassLoader parent)
    
    Creates a new ReflectorLoader with the specified parent class loader.
    Parameters:
    parent - the parent class loader (should never be null)
- Method Detail
  - public Class<?> defineClass(String name, byte[] bytecode, ProtectionDomain domain)
    
    Defines a Reflector class via ClassLoader.defineClass and caches it under name.
    Sets inDefine during definition so Reflector resolves to the runtime class.
    Parameters:
    name - cache key and binary name of the Reflector class
    bytecode - the bytecode of the Reflector class
    domain - the protection domain
    Returns:
    the newly defined class
  - protected Class<?> findClass(String name)
    
    Tries to find a Groovy class. Uses the delegation loader to load classes when available.
    throws:
    ClassNotFoundException if the class cannot be found
    
    Parameters:
    name - the fully qualified name of the class to find
    Returns:
    the class if found
  - public Class<?> getLoadedClass(String name)
    
    Retrieves a previously defined Reflector class by name from the cache.
    Parameters:
    name - the fully qualified name of the Reflector class
    Returns:
    the Reflector class if it has been defined, or null otherwise
  - protected Class<?> loadClass(String name, boolean resolve)
    
    Loads a class per name. Unlike a normal loadClass this version behaves differently during a class definition. In that case it checks if the class we want to load is Reflector and returns that class if the check is successful. If it is not during a class definition it just calls the super class version of loadClass.
    Parameters:
    name - of the class to load
    resolve - is true if the class should be resolved
    See Also:
    Reflector
    ClassLoader.loadClass

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[Java] Class ReflectorLoader

Constructor Summary

Methods Summary

Inherited Methods Summary

Constructor Detail

public ReflectorLoader(ClassLoader parent)

Method Detail

public Class<?> defineClass(String name, byte[] bytecode, ProtectionDomain domain)

protected Class<?> findClass(String name)

public Class<?> getLoadedClass(String name)

protected Class<?> loadClass(String name, boolean resolve)