From the Web Application Class loader section of
Servlet 2.4 specification
As described in the
J2EE license agreement, servlet containers that are not part of a J2EE product should not allow the application to
override J2SE platform classes, such as those in the java.* and javax.* namespaces, that J2SE does not allow to be modified. Also,
servlet containers that are part of a J2EE product should not allow the application to override J2SE or J2EE platform classes,
such as those in java.* and javax.* namespaces, that either J2SE or J2EE do not allow to be modified.
Above both sentences have "that either J2SE or J2EE do not allow to be modified."
Does override mean extending class? If yes i can offcourse extend any non-final class in the name space *.java & *.javax, In fact the
very basic servlet extends HttpServlet. So what excatly does the above sentences defined in the specs mean?
Based on the answer , I can conclude whether the answer to Q - 14 [pg 610, From HFServlets &
JSP 1 st edition] .