RE: A query on the classloader architecture

[David Holmes]

I wrote:
> > Consequently application code should have every right to assert that
> > "this.getClass().getClassLoader()" is never null.
>

Jeroen responded:
> Sure, but, IMHO, if you write a library you cannot assume that your
> library won't be loaded by the bootstrap class loader.

Good point. There's nothing stopping a user from putting everything on
bootclasspath. I wonder how many library writers actually consider that?

David Holmes