updated javadoc comments. makeClass(ClassFile cf) was added to ClassPool.

1 files changed, 50 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/main/javassist/ClassPool.java b/src/main/javassist/ClassPool.java
index a1e46e2e..c90c2c74 100644
--- a/src/main/javassist/ClassPool.java
+++ b/src/main/javassist/ClassPool.java
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ import java.util.Hashtable;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Enumeration;
+
+import javassist.bytecode.ClassFile;
 import javassist.bytecode.Descriptor;
 
 /**
@@ -736,6 +738,54 @@ public class ClassPool {
 
     /**
      * Creates a new class (or interface) from the given class file.
+     * If there already exists a class with the same name, the new class
+     * overwrites that previous class.
+     *
+     * <p>This method is used for creating a <code>CtClass</code> object
+     * directly from a class file.  The qualified class name is obtained
+     * from the class file; you do not have to explicitly give the name.
+     *
+     * @param classfile         class file.
+     * @throws RuntimeException if there is a frozen class with the
+     *                          the same name.
+     * @since 3.20
+     */
+    public CtClass makeClass(ClassFile classfile)
+        throws RuntimeException
+    {
+        return makeClass(classfile, true);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new class (or interface) from the given class file.
+     * If there already exists a class with the same name, the new class
+     * overwrites that previous class.
+     *
+     * <p>This method is used for creating a <code>CtClass</code> object
+     * directly from a class file.  The qualified class name is obtained
+     * from the class file; you do not have to explicitly give the name.
+     *
+     * @param classfile     class file.
+     * @param ifNotFrozen       throws a RuntimeException if this parameter is true
+     *                          and there is a frozen class with the same name.
+     * @since 3.20
+     */
+    public CtClass makeClass(ClassFile classfile, boolean ifNotFrozen)
+        throws RuntimeException
+    {
+        compress();
+        CtClass clazz = new CtClassType(classfile, this);
+        clazz.checkModify();
+        String classname = clazz.getName();
+        if (ifNotFrozen)
+            checkNotFrozen(classname);
+
+        cacheCtClass(classname, clazz, true);
+        return clazz;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new class (or interface) from the given class file.
      * If there already exists a class with the same name, this method
      * returns the existing class; a new class is never created from
      * the given class file.