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package com.sun.jmx.mbeanserver;

// JMX import

import javax.management.ObjectName;

import javax.management.loading.ClassLoaderRepository;

/**

 * This interface keeps the list of Class Loaders registered in the

 * MBean Server.

 * It provides the necessary methods to load classes using the

 * registered Class Loaders, and to add/remove class loaders from the

 * list.

 *

 * @since 1.5

 */

public interface ModifiableClassLoaderRepository

    extends ClassLoaderRepository {

    /**

     * Add an anonymous ClassLoader to the repository.

     **/

    public void addClassLoader(ClassLoader loader);

    /**

     * Remove the specified ClassLoader to the repository.

     * The class loader may or may not be anonymous.

     **/

    public void removeClassLoader(ClassLoader loader);

    /**

     * Add a named ClassLoader to the repository.

     **/

    public void addClassLoader(ObjectName name, ClassLoader loader);

    /**

     * Remove a named ClassLoader from the repository.

     **/

    public void removeClassLoader(ObjectName name);

    /**

     * Get a named ClassLoader from the repository.

     **/

    public ClassLoader getClassLoader(ObjectName name);

}