I think you are assuming the classloader
org.something.DatabaseRequestHandler is using is the webapp's local
classloader. I doubt this is the case. Those with more knowlege of the
classloader architecture may chime in, but the classloader being used is
most likely the shared classloader instead.
David Smith wrote:
most likely the shared classloader instead. If possible, move the
handler.jar from shared/lib to WEB-INF/lib of your webapp and the
problem should go away.
It took me a few minutes to realize that this was not a ClassNotFound
exception, but something else. Reading docs I
Hello Christopher,
Von: Christopher Piggott [EMAIL PROTECTED]
QUESTION: looking at the little diagram in the Tomcat 5.5 Class Loader
HOW-TO, when I do the above (Class.forName) I am using the Webapp class
loader, correct?
Yes.
The handler classes are all in handlers.jar which is in
I have something happening with class loading from within a server, and I don't
understand it.
My servlet defines some classes called:
org.something.server -- the class that extends HttpServlet
org.something.DatabaseRequestHandler -- an interface
When you make a request to the
