Method getParameterClass

src/main/java/gate/creole/Parameter.java:420–452

Find the class for this parameter type.

()

  /** Find the class for this parameter type. */
  protected Class<?> getParameterClass() throws ParameterException
  {
    // get java builtin classes via class; else look in the register
    try {
      ResourceData resData = Gate.getCreoleRegister().get(typeName);
      if(resData == null){
        paramClass = Gate.getClassLoader().loadClass(typeName);
      }else{
        paramClass = resData.getResourceClass();
      }

//      if(typeName.startsWith("java."))
//          paramClass = Class.forName(typeName);
//      else {
//        ResourceData resData =
//          (ResourceData) Gate.getCreoleRegister().get(typeName);
//        if(resData == null)
//          throw new ParameterException(
//            "No resource data for " + typeName + " in Parameter/getParamClz"
//          );
//        paramClass = resData.getResourceClass();
//      }
    } catch(ClassNotFoundException e) {
      throw new ParameterException(
        "Couldn't find class " + typeName + ": " + Strings.getNl() + e
      );
    }

    if(paramClass == null)
      throw new ParameterException("Couldn't find class " + typeName);

    return paramClass;
  } // getParameterClass

  /** String representation */
  @Override