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 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 V6.1: System
Management Configuration Handbook, SG24-7304-00, http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/SG247304.html?Open
- IBM WebSphere Developer Technical Journal: Co-hosting multiple
versions of J2EE applications, http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/techjournal/0405_poddar/0405_poddar.html
Programming specifications
- Specifications and API documentation