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package org.springframework.expression;
/**
* 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
* {@link org.springframework.expression.spel.support.StandardTypeLocator} for an example implementation.
*
* @author Andy Clement
* @since 3.0
*/
public interface TypeLocator {
/**
* Find a type by name. The name may or may not be fully qualified (eg. String or java.lang.String)
* @param typename the type to be located
* @return the class object representing that type
* @throws EvaluationException if there is a problem finding it
*/
Class<?> findType(String typename) throws EvaluationException;
}
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