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package org.apache.bval.jsr303.util;
import org.apache.commons.lang3.ClassUtils;
import java.security.AccessController;
import java.util.List;
/**
* Common operations on classes that do not require an {@link AccessController}.
*
* @author Carlos Vara
*/
public class ClassHelper {
private ClassHelper() {
// No instances please
}
/**
* Fill the list with the full class/interface hierarchy of the given class.
* List is ordered from the most to less specific.
*
* @param allClasses
* The current list of classes in the hierarchy.
* @param clazz
* The current class, root of the hierarchy to traverse.
*/
static public void fillFullClassHierarchyAsList(List> allClasses, Class clazz) {
if (clazz == null || clazz == Object.class) {
return;
}
if (allClasses.contains(clazz)) {
return;
}
allClasses.add(clazz);
fillFullClassHierarchyAsList(allClasses, clazz.getSuperclass());
for (Class subClass : clazz.getInterfaces()) {
fillFullClassHierarchyAsList(allClasses, subClass);
}
}
/**
* @deprecated Will be removed for security reasons.
*
* Perform ClassUtils.getClass functions with Java 2 Security enabled.
*/
@Deprecated
public static Class getClass(String className) throws ClassNotFoundException {
return getClass(className, true);
}
/**
* @deprecated Will be removed for security reasons.
*
* Perform ClassUtils.getClass functions with Java 2 Security enabled.
*/
@Deprecated
public static Class getClass(String className, boolean initialize) throws ClassNotFoundException {
ClassLoader loader = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
if (loader == null)
loader = ClassHelper.class.getClassLoader();
return ClassUtils.getClass(loader, className, initialize);
}
}