Class Service


  • public class Service
    extends java.lang.Object
    This class handles looking up service providers on the class path. It implements the system described in: JAR File Specification Under Service Provider. Note that this interface is very similar to the one they describe which seems to be missing in the JDK.
    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      Service()  
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      static java.util.Iterator providers​(java.lang.Class cls)
      Returns an iterator where each element should implement the interface (or subclass the baseclass) described by cls.
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
    • Constructor Detail

      • Service

        public Service()
    • Method Detail

      • providers

        public static java.util.Iterator providers​(java.lang.Class cls)
        Returns an iterator where each element should implement the interface (or subclass the baseclass) described by cls. The Classes are found by searching the classpath for service files named: 'META-INF/services/<fully qualified classname> that list fully qualifted classnames of classes that implement the service files classes interface. These classes must have default constructors.
        Parameters:
        cls - The class/interface to search for providers of.