Package org.apache.shiro.util

Interface Summary

Interface	Description
ByteSource	A ByteSource wraps a byte array and provides additional encoding operations.
Destroyable	Shiro container-agnostic interface that indicates that this object requires a callback during destruction.
Factory<T>	Generics-aware interface supporting the Factory Method design pattern.
Initializable	Shiro container-agnostic interface that indicates that this object requires initialization.
Nameable	Interface implemented by components that can be named, such as via configuration, and wish to have that name set once it has been configured.

Class Summary

Class	Description
Assert	Assertion utility class that assists in validating arguments.
ByteSource.Util	Utility class that can construct ByteSource instances.
ClassUtils	Utility method library used to conveniently interact with Classes, such as acquiring them from the application ClassLoaders and instantiating Objects from them.
LifecycleUtils	Utility class to help call Initializable.init() and Destroyable.destroy() methods cleanly on any object.
SimpleByteSource	Very simple ByteSource implementation that maintains an internal byte[] array and uses the Hex and Base64 codec classes to support the toHex() and toBase64() implementations.
SoftHashMap<K,V>	A SoftHashMap is a memory-constrained map that stores its values in SoftReferences.
StringUtils	Simple utility class for String operations useful across the framework.

Exception Summary

Exception	Description
InstantiationException	Runtime exception thrown by the framework when unable to instantiate a Class via reflection.
UnknownClassException	The Shiro framework's RuntimeException equivalent of the JDK's ClassNotFoundException, to maintain a RuntimeException paradigm.