In Java, the Class Loader is a component of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) responsible for loading class files into memory. The class loader dynamically loads classes when they're first referenced ...

The packaging mechanisms defined in Chapter 8 of the J2EE 1.3 specification provide a framework for pulling together all the pieces of a J2EE application. However, application server vendors are free ...

Changed class loader In Java 8, you can cast the system class loader to a URLClassLoader. This is usually done by applications and libraries that want to inject classes into the classpath at runtime.

Q: When should I use Thread.getContextClassLoader() ? Why do thread context classloaders exist in the first place? They were introduced in J2SE without much fanfare. A certain lack of proper guidance ...

Abstract: Current proposals for load-time transformation of Java classes are either dependent on the use of a specific class loader or dependent on a specific JVM implementation. This is not due to an ...