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package com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.finder;
import java.net.URL;
import java.util.Enumeration;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
/**
* Classes implementing this interface can find resources and load classes, usually delegating to a class
* loader
*/
public interface ClassLoaderInterface {
//key used to add the current ClassLoaderInterface to ActionContext
public final String CLASS_LOADER_INTERFACE = "__current_class_loader_interface";
Class<?> loadClass(String name) throws ClassNotFoundException;
URL getResource(String name);
public Enumeration<URL> getResources(String name) throws IOException;
public InputStream getResourceAsStream(String name) throws IOException;
ClassLoaderInterface getParent();
}