ClassLoader

classin packageklyn

public abstract class ClassLoader:

ClassLoader

Class loader abstraction.

The runtime exposes a system loader responsible for resolving classes and packages.

Class search order is fixed by the runtime for predictability and security: first the standard library located under $KLYN_HOME/lib, then the directory containing the startup .kn file, then the entries declared with -kp or --klasspath, then the entries declared in $KLASSPATH, and finally the current working directory if it is distinct from the startup directory. Standard library classes therefore cannot be shadowed by local application files.

Properties

Modifier and Type	Member	Description
public static readonly property	system `system as SystemClassLoader:`	Returns the system class loader of the current runtime.

Methods

Modifier and Type	Member	Description
public static native	addSourceRoot `addSourceRoot(path as String) as Boolean throws IOException`	Adds a source root to the active runtime class path.
public static	forName `forName(name as String) as Type:`	Loads a class by its fully qualified name using the system loader.
public static native	getSystem `getSystem() as SystemClassLoader`	Returns the runtime system class loader.
public static native	getTypeByName `getTypeByName(name as String) as Type`	Resolves a type by name using the runtime facilities.
public abstract	loadClass `loadClass(name as String) as Type`	Loads a class by name and returns its Type.
public static native	loadObjectBundle `loadObjectBundle( objectFilenames as ArrayList<String>, sourceFilenames as ArrayList<String>, typeName as String ) as Type throws Exception`	Loads a platform-native Klyn object bundle into the active JIT.
public abstract	loadPackage `loadPackage(name as String) as Void`	Loads a package by name (if supported by the runtime).
public static native	loadSourceClass `loadSourceClass(sourceFilename as String, typeName as String) as Type throws Exception`	Compiles or reuses a cached Klyn source object, loads it into the active JIT and returns its declared entry type.
public static native	objectAbiVersion `objectAbiVersion() as Long`	Returns the native object ABI expected by the current compiler/runtime.