* If the source throws an exception, this returns null.
*
* <p>This method can be overridden by a subclass of
- * <code>Loader</code>.
+ * <code>Loader</code>. Note that the overridden method must not throw
+ * an exception when it just fails to find a class file.
+ *
+ * @return null if the specified class could not be found.
+ * @throws ClassNotFoundException if an exception is thrown while
+ * obtaining a class file.
*/
- protected Class findClass(String name) {
+ protected Class findClass(String name) throws ClassNotFoundException {
byte[] classfile;
try {
if (source != null) {
if (translator != null)
translator.onLoad(source, name);
- classfile = source.get(name).toBytecode();
+ try {
+ classfile = source.get(name).toBytecode();
+ }
+ catch (NotFoundException e) {
+ return null;
+ }
}
else {
String jarname = "/" + name.replace('.', '/') + ".class";
InputStream in = this.getClass().getResourceAsStream(jarname);
+ if (in == null)
+ return null;
classfile = ClassPoolTail.readStream(in);
}
}
catch (Exception e) {
- return null;
+ throw new ClassNotFoundException(
+ "caught an exception while obtaining a class file for "
+ + name, e);
}
int i = name.lastIndexOf('.');