docs/basement/jvm/implements-of-parents-delegate.md
双亲委派模型对于保证Java程序的稳定运作很重要,但它的实现并不复杂。
实现双亲委派的代码都集中在java.lang.ClassLoader的loadClass()方法之中:
protected Class<?> loadClass(String name, boolean resolve)
throws ClassNotFoundException
{
synchronized (getClassLoadingLock(name)) {
// First, check if the class has already been loaded
Class<?> c = findLoadedClass(name);
if (c == null) {
long t0 = System.nanoTime();
try {
if (parent != null) {
c = parent.loadClass(name, false);
} else {
c = findBootstrapClassOrNull(name);
}
} catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
// ClassNotFoundException thrown if class not found
// from the non-null parent class loader
}
if (c == null) {
// If still not found, then invoke findClass in order
// to find the class.
long t1 = System.nanoTime();
c = findClass(name);
// this is the defining class loader; record the stats
sun.misc.PerfCounter.getParentDelegationTime().addTime(t1 - t0);
sun.misc.PerfCounter.getFindClassTime().addElapsedTimeFrom(t1);
sun.misc.PerfCounter.getFindClasses().increment();
}
}
if (resolve) {
resolveClass(c);
}
return c;
}
}
代码不难理解,主要就是以下几个步骤:
1、先检查类是否已经被加载过
2、若没有加载则调用父加载器的loadClass()方法进行加载
3、若父加载器为空则默认使用启动类加载器作为父加载器。
4、如果父类加载失败,抛出ClassNotFoundException异常后,再调用自己的findClass()方法进行加载。