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org.apache.catalina.loader
Interface Reloader

All Known Implementing Classes:: WebappClassLoader

public interface Reloader

Internal interface that ClassLoader implementations may optionally implement to support the auto-reload functionality of the classloader associated with the context.

Author:: Craig R. McClanahan

Method Summary
`void`	`addRepository(java.lang.String repository)` Add a new repository to the set of places this ClassLoader can look for classes to be loaded.
`java.lang.String[]`	`findRepositories()` Return a String array of the current repositories for this class loader.
`boolean`	`modified()` Have one or more classes or resources been modified so that a reload is appropriate?

Method Detail

addRepository

void addRepository(java.lang.String repository)

Add a new repository to the set of places this ClassLoader can look for classes to be loaded.

Parameters:: repository - Name of a source of classes to be loaded, such as a directory pathname, a JAR file pathname, or a ZIP file pathname
Throws:: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the specified repository is invalid or does not exist

findRepositories

java.lang.String[] findRepositories()

Return a String array of the current repositories for this class loader. If there are no repositories, a zero-length array is returned.

modified

boolean modified()

Have one or more classes or resources been modified so that a reload is appropriate?