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package org.apache.catalina.startup;


import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import org.apache.catalina.Container;
import org.apache.tomcat.util.digester.Rule;
import org.xml.sax.Attributes;


/**
 * <p>Rule that copies the <code>parentClassLoader</code> property from the
 * next-to-top item on the stack (which must be a <code>Container</code>)
 * to the top item on the stack (which must also be a
 * <code>Container</code>).</p>
 *
 * @author Craig R. McClanahan
 * @version $Revision$ $Date$
 */

public class CopyParentClassLoaderRule extends Rule {


    // ----------------------------------------------------------- Constructors


    /**
     * Construct a new instance of this Rule.
     */
    public CopyParentClassLoaderRule() {
    }


    // --------------------------------------------------------- Public Methods


    /**
     * Handle the beginning of an XML element.
     *
     * @param attributes The attributes of this element
     *
     * @exception Exception if a processing error occurs
     */
    public void begin(String namespace, String name, Attributes attributes)
        throws Exception {

        if (digester.getLogger().isDebugEnabled())
            digester.getLogger().debug("Copying parent class loader");
        Container child = (Container) digester.peek(0);
        Object parent = digester.peek(1);
        Method method =
            parent.getClass().getMethod("getParentClassLoader", new Class[0]);
        ClassLoader classLoader =
            (ClassLoader) method.invoke(parent, new Object[0]);
        child.setParentClassLoader(classLoader);

    }


}