Package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.depend

# Class ClassFile

java.lang.Object
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.depend.ClassFile

public class ClassFile extends Object
A ClassFile object stores information about a Java class. The class may be read from a DataInputStream.and written to a DataOutputStream. These are usually streams from a Java class file or a class file component of a Jar file.

- ## Constructor Summary

  Constructors
  Constructor
  Description
  `ClassFile()`

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `Vector<String>`
  `getClassRefs()`
  Get the classes which this class references.
  `String`
  `getFullClassName()`
  Get the class' fully qualified name in dot format.
  `void`
  `read(InputStream stream)`
  Read the class from a data stream.

  ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

  `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### ClassFile

    public ClassFile()

- ## Method Details

  - ### read

    public void read(InputStream stream) throws IOException, ClassFormatError
    Read the class from a data stream. This method takes an InputStream as input and parses the class from the stream.

    Parameters:
      `stream` - an InputStream from which the class will be read
    Throws:
      `IOException` - if there is a problem reading from the given stream.
      `ClassFormatError` - if the class cannot be parsed correctly

  - ### getClassRefs

    public Vector<String> getClassRefs()
    Get the classes which this class references.
    Returns:
      a vector of class names which this class references

  - ### getFullClassName

    public String getFullClassName()
    Get the class' fully qualified name in dot format.
    Returns:
      the class name in dot format (eg. java.lang.Object)