Hi, You can try Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader() instead of handler.getClass().getClassLoader().
Yoav Shapira Millennium Research Informatics >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 2:37 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Weird Classloader Scenario - Is This Possible? > >Hi, > >We have a fairly generic servlet framework that is used across more than >one web app deployed to tomcat 4.1.30 on win2k using java 1.4.2_03-b02. >The framework was initially included in the WEB-INF/lib for each >application. However, I was hoping the framework jar could reside in >shared/lib. This framework code basically uses a request handler to pass >incoming requests to a webapp-specific request processor. The request >handler instantiates a request processor via >handler.getClass().getClassLoader().loadClass(SOME_PROCESSOR).newInstan ce() >. > Basically, as expected, the classloader fails to load the request >processor class with the framework jar now in shared/lib. > >Is there a loader scheme that I can use in the shared/lib jar that can be >used to instantiate classes from my webapp (WEB-INF/classes)? > >Thanks! >Matt Hanson This e-mail, including any attachments, is a confidential business communication, and may contain information that is confidential, proprietary and/or privileged. This e-mail is intended only for the individual(s) to whom it is addressed, and may not be saved, copied, printed, disclosed or used by anyone else. If you are not the(an) intended recipient, please immediately delete this e-mail from your computer system and notify the sender. Thank you. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
