# Class SecureClassLoader

java.lang.Object
java.lang.ClassLoader
java.security.SecureClassLoader

Direct Known Subclasses:
  `URLClassLoader`

public class SecureClassLoader extends ClassLoader
This class extends `ClassLoader` with additional support for defining classes with an associated code source and permissions.

API Note:
  Permissions cannot be used for controlling access to resources as the Security Manager is no longer supported.
Since:
  1.2

## Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier
Constructor
Description
`protected`
`SecureClassLoader()`
Creates a new `SecureClassLoader` using the system class loader as the parent.
`protected`
`SecureClassLoader(ClassLoader parent)`
Creates a new `SecureClassLoader` using the specified parent class loader for delegation.
`protected`
`SecureClassLoader(String name, ClassLoader parent)`
Creates a new `SecureClassLoader` of the specified name and using the specified parent class loader for delegation.

## Method Summary

Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`protected final Class<?>`
`defineClass(String name, byte[] b, int off, int len, CodeSource cs)`
Converts an array of bytes into an instance of class `Class`, with an optional CodeSource.
`protected final Class<?>`
`defineClass(String name, ByteBuffer b, CodeSource cs)`
Converts a `ByteBuffer` into an instance of class `Class`, with an optional CodeSource.
`protected PermissionCollection`
`getPermissions(CodeSource codesource)`
Returns the permissions for the given CodeSource object.

### Methods declared in class ClassLoader

`clearAssertionStatus, defineClass, defineClass, defineClass, defineClass, definePackage, findClass, findClass, findLibrary, findLoadedClass, findResource, findResource, findResources, findSystemClass, getClassLoadingLock, getDefinedPackage, getDefinedPackages, getName, getPackage, getPackages, getParent, getPlatformClassLoader, getResource, getResourceAsStream, getResources, getSystemClassLoader, getSystemResource, getSystemResourceAsStream, getSystemResources, getUnnamedModule, isRegisteredAsParallelCapable, loadClass, loadClass, registerAsParallelCapable, resolveClass, resources, setClassAssertionStatus, setDefaultAssertionStatus, setPackageAssertionStatus, setSigners`

### Methods declared in class Object

`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

## Constructor Details

### SecureClassLoader

protected SecureClassLoader(ClassLoader parent)
Creates a new `SecureClassLoader` using the specified parent class loader for delegation.

API Note:
  If `parent` is specified as `null` (for the bootstrap class loader) then there is no guarantee that all platform classes are visible. See Run-time Built-in Class Loaders for information on the bootstrap class loader and other built-in class loaders.
Parameters:
  `parent` - the parent ClassLoader, can be `null` for the bootstrap class loader

### SecureClassLoader

protected SecureClassLoader()
Creates a new `SecureClassLoader` using the system class loader as the parent.

### SecureClassLoader

protected SecureClassLoader(String name, ClassLoader parent)
Creates a new `SecureClassLoader` of the specified name and using the specified parent class loader for delegation.

API Note:
  If `parent` is specified as `null` (for the bootstrap class loader) then there is no guarantee that all platform classes are visible. See Run-time Built-in Class Loaders for information on the bootstrap class loader and other built-in class loaders.
Parameters:
  `name` - class loader name; or `null` if not named
  `parent` - the parent class loader, can be `null` for the bootstrap class loader
Throws:
  `IllegalArgumentException` - if the given name is empty.
Since:
  9

## Method Details

### defineClass

protected final Class<?> defineClass(String name, byte[] b, int off, int len, CodeSource cs)
Converts an array of bytes into an instance of class `Class`, with an optional CodeSource. Before the class can be used it must be resolved.

If a non-null CodeSource is supplied a ProtectionDomain is constructed and associated with the class being defined.

Parameters:
  `name` - the expected name of the class, or `null` if not known, using '.' and not '/' as the separator and without a trailing ".class" suffix.
  `b` - the bytes that make up the class data. The bytes in positions `off` through `off+len-1` should have the format of a valid class file as defined by The Java Virtual Machine Specification.
  `off` - the start offset in `b` of the class data
  `len` - the length of the class data
  `cs` - the associated CodeSource, or `null` if none
Returns:
  the `Class` object created from the data, and optional CodeSource.
Throws:
  `ClassFormatError` - if the data did not contain a valid class
  `IndexOutOfBoundsException` - if either `off` or `len` is negative, or if `off+len` is greater than `b.length`.
  `SecurityException` - if an attempt is made to add this class to a package that contains classes that were signed by a different set of certificates than this class, or if the class name begins with "java.".

### defineClass

protected final Class<?> defineClass(String name, ByteBuffer b, CodeSource cs)
Converts a `ByteBuffer` into an instance of class `Class`, with an optional CodeSource. Before the class can be used it must be resolved.

If a non-null CodeSource is supplied a ProtectionDomain is constructed and associated with the class being defined.

Parameters:
  `name` - the expected name of the class, or `null` if not known, using '.' and not '/' as the separator and without a trailing ".class" suffix.
  `b` - the bytes that make up the class data. The bytes from positions `b.position()` through `b.position() + b.limit() -1` should have the format of a valid class file as defined by The Java Virtual Machine Specification.
  `cs` - the associated CodeSource, or `null` if none
Returns:
  the `Class` object created from the data, and optional CodeSource.
Throws:
  `ClassFormatError` - if the data did not contain a valid class
  `SecurityException` - if an attempt is made to add this class to a package that contains classes that were signed by a different set of certificates than this class, or if the class name begins with "java.".
Since:
  1.5

### getPermissions

protected PermissionCollection getPermissions(CodeSource codesource)
Returns the permissions for the given CodeSource object.

This method is invoked by the defineClass method which takes a CodeSource as an argument when it is constructing the ProtectionDomain for the class being defined.

Parameters:
  `codesource` - the codesource.
Returns:
  the permissions for the codesource.