docs: public static boolean isMatched(Map<String, Object> patterns,
                                      String className) {
          // Array [] object class names are "[x", where x is the first letter of the array type
          // -> NO '.' in class name, thus!
          // see http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html#getName%28%29
          String qualifiedNamespace = className;
          String name = className;
          if( className.indexOf('.') > 0 ) { 
              qualifiedNamespace = className.substring( 0, className.lastIndexOf( '.' ) ).trim();
              name = className.substring( className.lastIndexOf( '.' ) + 1 ).trim();
          }
          else if( className.indexOf('[') == 0 ) { 
             qualifiedNamespace = className.substring(0, className.lastIndexOf('[') );
          }
          Object object = patterns.get( qualifiedNamespace );
          if ( object == null ) {
              return true;
          } else if ( STAR.equals( object ) ) {
              return false;
          } else if ( patterns.containsKey( "*" ) ) {
              // for now we assume if the name space is * then we have a catchall *.* pattern
              return true;
          } else {
              List list = (List) object;
              return !list.contains( name );
          }
      }