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Diffstat (limited to 'src/library/scala/reflect/api/Mirror.scala')
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1 files changed, 16 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/library/scala/reflect/api/Mirror.scala b/src/library/scala/reflect/api/Mirror.scala index cea9e1a37d..ed8ead7aaf 100644 --- a/src/library/scala/reflect/api/Mirror.scala +++ b/src/library/scala/reflect/api/Mirror.scala @@ -5,7 +5,22 @@ package api * runtime entities such as class names and object instances * with a reflexive universe. */ -trait Mirror extends Universe with RuntimeTypes with TreeBuildUtil { +trait Mirror extends Universe { + + /** Class loader that is a mastermind behind the reflexive mirror. + * + * By default it is set to system classloader (more precisely, to the classloader that loads the `scala.reflect.package` class). + * However, sometimes it is useful to have a mirror services by a custom classloader. + * + * There are two ways to customize the `classLoader`: + * 1) Create a new mirror using the `scala.reflect.mkMirror(classLoader: ClassLoader)` method + * 2) Set `classLoader` to the new value + * + * The first, immutable, way should be strongly preferred in most situation. + * However sometimes it is necessary to migrate the default reflexive mirror (`scala.reflect.mirror`) to a new classloader. + * In that and only that case, use the setter, but be very careful not to introduce inconsistencies. + */ + var classLoader: ClassLoader /** The Scala class symbol that has given fully qualified name * @param name The fully qualified name of the class to be returned |