Index: org/exolab/castor/xml/XMLClassDescriptorResolver.java
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--- org/exolab/castor/xml/XMLClassDescriptorResolver.java	(Revision 6897)
+++ org/exolab/castor/xml/XMLClassDescriptorResolver.java	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -125,9 +125,29 @@
     void setClassLoader(ClassLoader loader);
    
     /**
+     * Loads the class descriptor for the class instance specified. The use of this method is useful
+     * when no mapping is used, as happens when the domain classes hase been generated
+     * using the XML code generator (in which case instead of a mapping file class
+     * descriptor files will be generated).
+     * 
+     * @param className Name of the class for which the associated descriptor should be loaded.
+     */ 
+    public void addClass(final String className); 
+
+    /**
+     * Loads the class descriptors for the class instances specified. The use of this method is useful
+     * when no mapping is used, as happens when the domain classes hase been generated
+     * using the XML code generator (in which case instead of a mapping file class
+     * descriptor files will be generated).
+     * 
+     * @param classNames Names of the classes for which the associated descriptors should be loaded.
+     */ 
+    public void addClasses(final String[] classNames);
+
+    /**
      * Loads class descriptors from the package specified. The use of this method is useful
      * when no mapping is used, as happens when the domain classes hase been generated
-     * using the XML code generator (in which case instead of a mpping file class
+     * using the XML code generator (in which case instead of a mapping file class
      * descriptor files will be generated).
      * <p>
      * Please note that this functionality will work only if you provide the <tt>.castor.cdr</tt>
@@ -136,6 +156,35 @@
      * @param packageName The package name for the (descriptor) classes
      * @throws ResolverException If there's a problem loading class descriptors for the given package. 
      */
+    public void addPackage(final String packageName) throws ResolverException;
+
+    /**
+     * Loads class descriptors from the packages specified. The use of this method is useful
+     * when no mapping is used, as happens when the domain classes hase been generated
+     * using the XML code generator (in which case instead of a mapping file class
+     * descriptor files will be generated).
+     * <p>
+     * Please note that this functionality will work only if you provide the <tt>.castor.cdr</tt>
+     * files with your generated classes (as generated by the XML code generator).
+     * <p>
+     * @param packageNames The package names for the (descriptor) classes
+     * @throws ResolverException If there's a problem loading class descriptors for the given package. 
+     */
+    public void addPackages(final String[] packageNames) throws ResolverException;
+    
+    /**
+     * Loads class descriptors from the package specified. The use of this method is useful
+     * when no mapping is used, as happens when the domain classes hase been generated
+     * using the XML code generator (in which case instead of a mapping file class
+     * descriptor files will be generated).
+     * <p>
+     * Please note that this functionality will work only if you provide the <tt>.castor.cdr</tt>
+     * file with your generated classes (as generated by the XML code generator).
+     * <p>
+     * @param packageName The package name for the (descriptor) classes
+     * @throws ResolverException If there's a problem loading class descriptors for the given package. 
+     * @deprecated Please use e.g. #addPackage(String) instead.
+     */
     void loadClassDescriptors(final String packageName) 
         throws ResolverException;   
    
Index: org/exolab/castor/xml/util/XMLClassDescriptorResolverImpl.java
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--- org/exolab/castor/xml/util/XMLClassDescriptorResolverImpl.java	(Revision 6898)
+++ org/exolab/castor/xml/util/XMLClassDescriptorResolverImpl.java	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -533,6 +533,39 @@
     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}
      */
+    public void addClass(final String className) { 
+        loadDescriptorClass(className, _loader);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    public void addClasses(final String[] classNames) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < classNames.length; i++) {
+            addClass(classNames[i]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    public void addPackage(final String packageName) throws ResolverException { 
+        _descriptorCache.loadCDRList(packageName, _loader); 
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+
+     */
+    public void addPackages(final String[] packageNames) throws ResolverException { 
+        for (int i = 0; i < packageNames.length; i++) { 
+            _descriptorCache.loadCDRList(packageNames[i], _loader); 
+        } 
+    }
+       
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
     public void loadClassDescriptors(final String packageName) throws ResolverException {
         _descriptorCache.loadCDRList(packageName, _loader);
     }