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Android APIs
public class

PathClassLoader

extends BaseDexClassLoader
java.lang.Object
   ↳ java.lang.ClassLoader
     ↳ dalvik.system.BaseDexClassLoader
       ↳ dalvik.system.PathClassLoader

Class Overview

Provides a simple ClassLoader implementation that operates on a list of files and directories in the local file system, but does not attempt to load classes from the network. Android uses this class for its system class loader and for its application class loader(s).

Summary

Public Constructors
PathClassLoader(String dexPath, ClassLoader parent)
Creates a PathClassLoader that operates on a given list of files and directories.
PathClassLoader(String dexPath, String libraryPath, ClassLoader parent)
Creates a PathClassLoader that operates on two given lists of files and directories.
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Inherited Methods
From class dalvik.system.BaseDexClassLoader
From class java.lang.ClassLoader
From class java.lang.Object

Public Constructors

public PathClassLoader (String dexPath, ClassLoader parent)

Since: API Level 1

Creates a PathClassLoader that operates on a given list of files and directories. This method is equivalent to calling PathClassLoader(String, String, ClassLoader) with a null value for the second argument (see description there).

Parameters
dexPath the list of jar/apk files containing classes and resources, delimited by File.pathSeparator, which defaults to ":" on Android
parent the parent class loader

public PathClassLoader (String dexPath, String libraryPath, ClassLoader parent)

Since: API Level 1

Creates a PathClassLoader that operates on two given lists of files and directories. The entries of the first list should be one of the following:

  • JAR/ZIP/APK files, possibly containing a "classes.dex" file as well as arbitrary resources.
  • Raw ".dex" files (not inside a zip file).
The entries of the second list should be directories containing native library files.

Parameters
dexPath the list of jar/apk files containing classes and resources, delimited by File.pathSeparator, which defaults to ":" on Android
libraryPath the list of directories containing native libraries, delimited by File.pathSeparator; may be null
parent the parent class loader