JVM loading concept

[vardhan reddy]

Hi All,

How JVM will find is loading file is class or interface. How it will find extended/implemented files.

Thanks.

[Anayonkar Shivalkar]

vardhan reddy wrote:Hi All,

How JVM will find is loading file is class or interface. How it will find extended/implemented files.

Thanks.

Well, I'm not sure if I understand your question correctly, but this is what I think:
1) When we write a class or interface, we clearly mention in code that whether it is a class or interface right? So, I don't think JVM should face any issues while identifying if it is class or interface.
2) JVM couples classpath and package hierarchy (i.e. import and package statements) to search classes.

[Jeff Verdegan]

vardhan reddy wrote:Hi All,

How JVM will find is loading file is class or interface.

By searching in the classpath.

How it will find extended/implemented files.

It's not clear what you're asking here. If you're asking, given a particular class or interface, how does the JVM find all its subclasses or subinterfaces, the answer is that it doesn't. If B extends A, the JVM doesn't know that until it loads B when our code first uses it. It doesn't find B when it loads A.