Not necessarily true--the container could always synthesize a
ClassLoaderInterceptor that provided whatever functionality the container
felt was necessary to maintain its services.
Ted Neward
{.NET||Java} Course Author & Instructor
DevelopMentor (http://www.develop.com)
http://www.javageeks.com/tneward/index.html
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of John Harby
> Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 10:05 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [EJB-INT] Using classloader to load files from EJB jar
> (was: "Environment Variables")
>
>
> Not ok with the spec, section 24.1 states:
>
> "� The enterprise bean must not attempt to create a class loader;
> obtain the
> current class loader;set the context class loader; set security manager;
> create a new security manager; stop the JVM; or change the input, output,
> and error streams.
>
> These functions are reserved for the EJB Container. Allowing the
> enterprise
> bean to use these functions could compromise security and decrease the
> Container�s ability to properly manage the runtime environment."
>
> I think the issue you'll find is that runtime security exceptions
> can occur
> when the loader is created/obtained. If the developer is doing
> this sort of
> thing then the container cannot intercept these exceptions so the
> container
> is no longer in control of the application.
>
>
> >From: Johan Eltes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: Using classloader to load files from EJB jar (was: "Environment
> > Variables")
> >Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 10:42:01 +0200
> >
> >I should be ok to load files in the EJB Jar through the class loader,
> >shouldn't it?
> >Otherwise it would be hard to do localization and other tasks that are
> >supported by property-files and other representations of localized
> >resources?
> >My interpretation of the file io restriction stated in the spec, is that
> >you
> >shouldn't do file io by referencing the file system.
> >This has been on the agenda in many threads....
> >
> >/Johan
> >
>
>
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