Method getClassImpl

src/bsh/NameSpace.java:1075–1118

Implementation of getClass() Load a class through this namespace taking into account imports. Check the cache first. If an unqualified name look for imported class or package. Else try to load absolute name. This method implements caching of unqualified names (normally imp

( String name )

		@return null if not found.
	*/
    private Class getClassImpl( String name )
		throws UtilEvalError
    {
		Class c = null;

		// Check the cache
		if (classCache != null) {
			c =	classCache.get(name);

			if ( c != null )
				return c;
		}

		// Unqualified (simple, non-compound) name
		boolean unqualifiedName = !Name.isCompound(name);

		// Unqualified name check imported
		if ( unqualifiedName ) 
		{
			// Try imported class
			if ( c == null )
				c = getImportedClassImpl( name );

			// if found as imported also cache it
			if ( c != null ) {
				cacheClass( name, c );
				return c;
			}
		}

		// Try absolute
		c = classForName( name );
		if ( c != null ) {
			// Cache unqualified names to prevent import check again
			if ( unqualifiedName )
				cacheClass( name, c );
			return c;
		}

		// Not found
		if ( Interpreter.DEBUG ) 
			Interpreter.debug("getClass(): " + name	+ " not	found in "+this);
		return null;
    }

	/**
		Try to make the name into an imported class.