com.ibm.oti.shared
Interface SharedDataHelperFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:
SharedDataHelperFactoryImpl

public interface SharedDataHelperFactory

SharedDataHelperFactory provides an interface used to create SharedDataHelpers.

Version:
initial
Author:
OTI
See Also:
SharedDataHelper

Method Summary
 SharedDataHelper getDataHelper(java.lang.ClassLoader owner)
          Return a SharedDataHelper for a given ClassLoader.
 

Method Detail

getDataHelper

SharedDataHelper getDataHelper(java.lang.ClassLoader owner)
Return a SharedDataHelper for a given ClassLoader.

Creates a new SharedDataHelper if one cannot be found, otherwise if a SharedDataHelper already exists for the ClassLoader, the existing Helper is returned.
Returns null if a SecurityManager is installed and there is no SharedClassPermission for the ClassLoader specified.

Parameters:
owner - ClassLoader. The ClassLoader which owns the SharedDataHelper
Returns:
SharedDataHelper. A new or existing SharedDataHelper
See Also:
SharedDataHelper