RE: Newbie question: \jre\lib\ext vs classpath

Hi
these are 2 articles worth reading to get clear idea
about how class loading works, 
rather then giving fish, teaching you to catch a fish
:-) just joking
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/ext/basics/load.html
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/library/techarticles/0112_deboer/deboer.html

Ashish

--- Lim Hock-Chai <Lim.Hock-Chai@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Thanks.  Two more questions:
> 
> In a webapps, there is a web-inf\lib directory where
> I can put jar file that needed by the webapps.  Is
> there a different between using this directory and
> \jre\lib\ext?
> 
> >From you reply, is that means that jvm will not
> search sub-folders in \jre]lib\ext for jar files? 
> Another if there are two jars with same name.  Can I
> put one in a sub-folder under \jre\lib\ext?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: java400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:java400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
> Franco Biaggi
> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 8:37 AM
> To: Java Programming on and around the iSeries /
> AS400
> Subject: Re: Newbie question: \jre\lib\ext vs
> classpath
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> none, if you have not duplicated jar names or
> different versions.
> 
> Lim Hock-Chai wrote:
> 
> >what is the different between setting up classpath
> and just put jar files in \jre\lib\ext? 
> >  
> >
> 
> 
> 
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