## org.apache.axis.utils.cache
Class ClassCache

    java.lang.Object
      |
      +--org.apache.axis.utils.cache.ClassCache

public class ClassCache
extends java.lang.Object

A cache class for JavaClass objects, which enables us to quickly reference methods.

Author:
  Doug Davis (dug@us.ibm.com), Glen Daniels (gdaniels@apache.org)

Constructor Summary
`ClassCache()`

Method Summary
`void` `deregisterClass(java.lang.String name)` Remove an entry from the cache.
`boolean` `isClassRegistered(java.lang.String name)` Query a given class' cache status.
`JavaClass` `lookup(java.lang.String className, java.lang.ClassLoader cl)` Find the cached JavaClass entry for this class, creating one if necessary.
`void` `registerClass(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Class cls)` Register a class in the cache.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### ClassCache

    public ClassCache()

Method Detail

### registerClass

    public void registerClass(java.lang.String name,
                              java.lang.Class cls)

  Register a class in the cache. Creates a new JavaClass object around the given class, and inserts it into the Hashtable, replacing any previous entry.

  Parameters:
    `name` - the name of the class.
    `cls` - a Java Class.

### deregisterClass

    public void deregisterClass(java.lang.String name)

  Remove an entry from the cache.

  Parameters:
    `name` - the name of the class to remove.

### isClassRegistered

    public boolean isClassRegistered(java.lang.String name)

  Query a given class' cache status.

  Parameters:
    `name` - a class name
  Returns:
    true if the class is in the cache, false otherwise

### lookup

    public JavaClass lookup(java.lang.String className,
                            java.lang.ClassLoader cl)
                     throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

  Find the cached JavaClass entry for this class, creating one if necessary.

  Parameters:
    `className` - name of the class desired
    `cl` - ClassLoader to use if we need to load the class
  Returns:
    JavaClass entry
    `java.lang.ClassNotFoundException`

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