TypeLocator (Spring Framework 3.2.1.RELEASE API)
Date: 2013-01-24

org.springframework.expression

## Interface TypeLocator

- All Known Implementing Classes:
    StandardTypeLocator

      public interface TypeLocator

  Implementors of this interface are expected to be able to locate types. They may use custom classloaders or the and deal with common package prefixes (java.lang, etc) however they wish. See `StandardTypeLocator` for an example implementation.
  Since:
    3.0
  Author:
    Andy Clement

- - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `Class<?>` | `findType(String typename)` Find a type by name.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### findType

          Class<?> findType(String typename)
                            throws EvaluationException

      Find a type by name. The name may or may not be fully qualified (eg. String or java.lang.String)
      Parameters:
        `typename` - the type to be located
      Returns:
        the class object representing that type
      Throws:
        `EvaluationException` - if there is a problem finding it