Additional information and guidance on class loading is available on various Internet
sites.
Use the following links to find relevant supplemental information about class loaders. The
information resides on IBM® and non-IBM Internet sites, whose sponsors control the technical accuracy of the
information.
These links are provided for convenience. Often, the information is not specific to the IBM WebSphere® Application Server product, but is useful all or in part for
understanding the product. When possible, links are provided to technical papers and Redbooks® publications
that supplement the broad coverage of the release documentation with in-depth examinations of
particular product areas.
View links to additional information about:
Programming model and decisions
- Demystifying class loading problems, Part 1: An introduction to class loading and debugging
tools - Learn how class loading works and how your JVM can help you sort out class loading problems
(developerWorks, November 2005),
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/library/j-dclp1/?S_TACT=106AH10W&S_CMP=NC
- Demystifying class loading problems, Part 2: Basic class loading exceptions - An in-depth look
at some simple class loading quirks and conundrums (developerWorks, December 2005),
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/library/j-dclp2.html?S_TACT=105AGX10&S_CMP=NC
- Demystifying class loading problems, Part 3: Tackling more unusual class loading problems -
Understand class loading and quash subtle exceptions (developerWorks, December 2005),
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/library/j-dclp3/?S_TACT=105AGX10&S_CMP=NC
- J2EE Class Loading Demystified (developerWorks, August 2002),
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/library/techarticles/0112_deboer/deboer.html
- Java™
programming dynamics, Part 1: Classes and class loading - A look at classes and what goes on as
they're loaded by a JVM (developerWorks, April 2003),
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/library/j-dyn0429/
Programming instructions and examples
- WebSphere Application Server V7: Understanding Class Loaders,
http://publib-b.boulder.ibm.com/abstracts/redp4581.html?Open
Programming specifications
- Specifications and API documentation