What class loaders are created by the module system?
Overview This FAQ item should be a companion to the main classpath documentation. Please refer to the original document for additional details. Class loaders in the NetBeans platform There are basically three main class loader types used in the platform. Most code is loaded by module class loaders. In special cases the “system” class loader can be used, when you need access to resources from unknown modules. Resources directly on the classpath from the launch script (mainly platform*/lib/*.jar) are loaded by the application loader. (There are also bootstrap and extension loaders in the JRE, and the platform has a special loader for a couple of JARs in platform*/core/*.jar.) Most of the class loaders in the NetBeans platform are multi-parented class loaders. This means that the class loader can have zero or more parents. org.netbeans.ProxyClassLoader implements the search across multiple parents. Module class loader Every module loaded by the module system has its own class loader. This
