Programatically unloading a class ...

[Vassili Vladimir]

Hi,

Is there a way to unload my .class files rogramatically ???

I want to unload a class then reload it, i know how to load, but is there a way to unload then reload ???

Thanks in advance ...

[Peter Chase]

No, you can't unload a class.

If a class was loaded by a ClassLoader other than the main system class loader, the class will be garbage-collected along with the ClassLoader, when there are no more references to any classes from that ClassLoader.

While you cannot unload a class, you can load a new copy of the class, using a new ClassLoader. That's what people in your situation usually do. It is not trivial to get correct, however.

[Vassili Vladimir]

Thank you sir ...