Abstract: Java is one of the most popular programming architectures because of its platform-independence. A Java processor called “JOP” accelerates the speed of Java applications by executing Java ...

How java class loading works?? In java, Class loading is one of the most important and powerful mechanisms of Java language specification. Let's start to understand how class are loaded in JVM. First, ...

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 ...

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 ...

A plugin is a class that is loaded dynamically by an application to give extra functionalities or customization. From the technical point of view, the plugin should implement an interface (or extends ...

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