The Java classpath has always been a source of frustration and confusion, despite its seemingly simple concepts. This article demonstrates a simple tool for unambiguously identifying which Java ...

FastClasspathScanner Uber-fast, ultra-lightweight Java classpath scanner. What is classpath scanning? Classpath scanning involves scanning directories and jar/zip files on the classpath to find files ...

In a previous blog posting , I listed some "everyday problems" Java developers will often face and included some ideas and links related to addressing these issues. One of the focal points of that ...

A prerequisite for this course is that you know Java. And an important indicator is that you can set your Java class path. If you need a refresher, read this How to Set your Classpath and setting ...

The Eclipse Foundation has just announced the release of a new version of the Eclipse Buildship project, which integrates the Gradle build tool with Eclipse. Version 2.2 supports Java 9 and introduces ...

Add this class to the Java classpath and run the DerbyExample class again. The ClassNotFoundException will no longer generate once the derbyclient.jar file is successfully added to the classpath. The ...

Uber-fast, ultra-lightweight Java classpath scanner. Scans the classpath by parsing the classfile binary format directly rather than by using reflection. (Reflection causes the classloader to load ...