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Dynamic Class Loading from Jar files in Applets

Posted by Sudipta Sinha on September 05, 2000 at 7:20 AM

Hello,
I have a problem with dynamically loading class files from Jar Files in Applets,

Although it works when I have an application , - I do it using the URLClassLoader and
the findClass method which looks for a particular class once the Jar file Url
has been specified and the jar file loader by the URL Classloader

However in an Applet WE ARE NOT ABLE TO INSTANTIATE, CREATE a classloader
so we cannot extend the URLClassLoader class

IS THERE A WAY TO CREATE A CLASSLOADER in an applet in java 1.2
IS IT POSSIBLE TO DO THE ABOVE IN SIGNED APPLETS?

Could any one please give me some help on this topic. I would be grateful
if someone who has faced a similar problem before could kindly tell me how to
solve the problem,

Thanking all in advance,

best regards
Sudipta