Module openj9.sharedclasses

Package com.ibm.oti.shared

Interface SharedClassHelper

All Superinterfaces:

SharedHelper

All Known Subinterfaces:

SharedClassTokenHelper, SharedClassURLClasspathHelper, SharedClassURLHelper

All Known Implementing Classes:

SharedClassAbstractHelper

public interface SharedClassHelper
extends SharedHelper

The SharedClassHelper superinterface defines functions that are common to all class helpers.

See Also:

• SharedHelper
• SharedClassHelperFactory

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
SharedClassFilter	getSharingFilter()	Returns the sharing filter associated with this helper.
void	setSharingFilter(SharedClassFilter filter)	Applies the sharing filter to the SharedClassHelper.

Methods declared in interface com.ibm.oti.shared.SharedHelper

getClassLoader

Method Details

setSharingFilter

void setSharingFilter(SharedClassFilter filter)

Applies the sharing filter to the SharedClassHelper.

If a SecurityManager is installed, this method can only be called by an object whose caller ClassLoader has shared class "read,write" permissions.

If a SharedClassFilter is already set, it is replaced by the new filter.

Passing null as the argument removes the sharing filter.

Parameters:

filter - the SharedClassFilter instance or null

getSharingFilter

SharedClassFilter getSharingFilter()

Returns the sharing filter associated with this helper.

Returns:

the filter instance, or null if none is associated