I was asked if the package names were the same for both classes and they are. 
Each application that runs returns the package
org.apache.xml.serializer.ToXMLStream

Chuck

Chuck Boehle wrote:
> 
> I have two jdk 6 applications running in tomcat 6 under two different
> context names.  Both applications call the same api to connect to a web
> service.  The strange thing is, if I run one application first, everything
> is fine, but when I run the 2nd application I get an exception.  If I
> restart tomcat and call the other application first it works but now the
> other one doesn't work.
> 
> I have traced it down to the SerializerFactory in XALAN 2.7 where I see
> this code...
> 
> Class cls = ObjectFactory.findProviderClass(className, loader, true);
> 
> ...the Class that gets created here for my app is a ToXMLStream class. 
> The first application to run returns the ToXMLStream class that IS an
> instance of SerializationHandler and things run fine.  The 2nd app to run
> returns a ToXMLStream class that IS NOT an instance of
> SerializationHandler but IS an instance of ContentHandler.  It then
> attempts to load the class org.apache.xml.serializer.ToXMLSAXHandler and
> tries to cast a new instance of this object to a SerializationHandler.  At
> this point I get a class cast exception.  
> 
> Once again if I switch the order of apps that run first the same thing
> happens, so it is not app specific, it has to do with the order of the
> applications.  Has anyone run across a scenario like this before?
> 
> 
> 

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