URL stream handler and context class loader

[lucian chirita]

Hello all

I'm wondering whether anyone has stumbled upos this case: I implemented an URL stream handler which gets registered by setting the

java.protocol.handler.pkgs

system property. This URL handler would be used in an application having a class loader hierarchy (Tomcat in my case). As my class is not part of the system class loader, it will not be found by

new URL(..)

.

Is there any way to use a URL handler present on the context class loader? I can't use

URL.setURLStreamHandlerFactory(..)

as Tomcat already registers some factory and there can be only one factory registered.

I see that GNU Classpath has considered using the context class loader (see http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22754 - posted bug) but I couldn't find anything from Sun regarding this.

Thanks,
Lucian