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package org.apache.commons.io.input;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
import java.io.ObjectStreamClass;
import java.io.StreamCorruptedException;
/**
* A special ObjectInputStream that loads a class based on a specified
* <code>ClassLoader</code> rather than the system default.
* <p>
* This is useful in dynamic container environments.
*
* @author Paul Hammant
* @version $Id: ClassLoaderObjectInputStream.java 437567 2006-08-28 06:39:07Z bayard $
* @since Commons IO 1.1
*/
public class ClassLoaderObjectInputStream extends ObjectInputStream {
/** The class loader to use. */
private ClassLoader classLoader;
/**
* Constructs a new ClassLoaderObjectInputStream.
*
* @param classLoader the ClassLoader from which classes should be loaded
* @param inputStream the InputStream to work on
* @throws IOException in case of an I/O error
* @throws StreamCorruptedException if the stream is corrupted
*/
public ClassLoaderObjectInputStream(
ClassLoader classLoader, InputStream inputStream)
throws IOException, StreamCorruptedException {
super(inputStream);
this.classLoader = classLoader;
}
/**
* Resolve a class specified by the descriptor using the
* specified ClassLoader or the super ClassLoader.
*
* @param objectStreamClass descriptor of the class
* @return the Class object described by the ObjectStreamClass
* @throws IOException in case of an I/O error
* @throws ClassNotFoundException if the Class cannot be found
*/
protected Class resolveClass(ObjectStreamClass objectStreamClass)
throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
Class clazz = Class.forName(objectStreamClass.getName(), false, classLoader);
if (clazz != null) {
// the classloader knows of the class
return clazz;
} else {
// classloader knows not of class, let the super classloader do it
return super.resolveClass(objectStreamClass);
}
}
}