you are correct. Java 1.4 does not allow you to override classes already loaded by a parent classloader. Tomcat enforces this. You can replace the version that comes with tomcat if you need a newer version.
Charlie > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 12:22 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: verifyError with tomcat and xerces 2.2.1 > > > Yes I tried. I'm using tomcat 4.1.12. Actually if I replace > the xercesImpl.jar > but the latest version in the common/endorsed directory that > work fine (this is > normal). So I suppose that is not possible to use two > differents version of > xerces, one used by the server and the other one used by a > webapp. I'm wrong? > Actually, this is really weird since in the log file, tomcat > load the good > xerces jar: > > .... > 2002-11-25 10:45:12 WebappLoader[/axis]: Deploy JAR > /WEB-INF/lib/xercesImpl.jar > to > C:\java\jakarta-tomcat-4.1.12\webapps\axis\WEB-INF\lib\xercesImpl.jar > .... > > It must not override the classes already loaded from the endorsed dir. > > > > Jeanfrancois Arcand wrote: > Have you try with the SUN JDK 1.3.1? Which version of Tomcat > are you using? > > -- Jeanfrancois > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi, > I created a very small servlet and when I try to run it I got > a VerifyError > exception (see below). The servlet try to create a instance of JAXP > DocumentBuilder. I use xerces 2.2.1, that work with previous > versions. That work > also on the client side (xerces 2.2.1 and without tomcat). > The JDK used is IBM > jdk1.3.1. Any ideas of what wrong? Thanks > > Execption trace: > > java.lang.VerifyError: Class > org/apache/xerces/impl/XMLNSDocumentScannerImpl$NSContentDispa > tcher is subclass > of final class > org/apache/xerces/impl/XMLDocumentScannerImpl$ContentDispatcher > at > org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLNSDocumentScannerImpl.createContentD > ispatcher(Unknown > Source) > at > org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl.(XMLDocu mentFragmentScannerImpl.java:248) > at > org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLDocumentScannerImpl.(XMLDocumentScan nerImpl.java:245) > at > org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLNSDocumentScannerImpl.(Unknown Source) > at > org.apache.xerces.parsers.IntegratedParserConfiguration.create > DocumentScanner(Unknown > Source) > at > org.apache.xerces.parsers.DTDConfiguration.(DTDConfiguration.java:366) > at > org.apache.xerces.parsers.StandardParserConfiguration.(Standar dParserConfiguration.java:197) > at > org.apache.xerces.parsers.IntegratedParserConfiguration.(Unkno > wn Source) > at > org.apache.xerces.parsers.IntegratedParserConfiguration.(Unkno > wn Source) > at java.lang.Class.newInstance0(Native Method) > at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Class.java:262) > at > org.apache.xerces.util.ObjectFactory.newInstance(ObjectFactory > .java:293) > at > org.apache.xerces.util.ObjectFactory.createObject(ObjectFactor > y.java:224) > at > org.apache.xerces.util.ObjectFactory.createObject(ObjectFactor > y.java:119) > at org.apache.xerces.parsers.DOMParser.(DOMParser.java:153) > at org.apache.xerces.parsers.DOMParser.(DOMParser.java:137) > at > org.apache.xerces.jaxp.DocumentBuilderImpl.(DocumentBuilderImp > l.java:102) > at > org.apache.xerces.jaxp.DocumentBuilderFactoryImpl.newDocumentB > uilder(DocumentBuilderFactoryImpl.java:88) > > > The servlet code is: > > import java.io.IOException; > import javax.servlet.ServletException; > import javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet; > import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest; > import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse; > import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilder; > import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory; > import javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException; > > import org.w3c.dom.Document; > > /** > * > */ > public class Test2 extends HttpServlet { > > > /** > * @see javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet#doGet(HttpServletRequest, > HttpServletResponse) > */ > protected void doGet(HttpServletRequest arg0, > HttpServletResponse arg1) throws > ServletException, IOException { > DocumentBuilderFactory docFactory = > DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance(); > docFactory.setNamespaceAware(true); > try { > > DocumentBuilder docBuilder = > docFactory.newDocumentBuilder(); > Document _document = docBuilder.newDocument(); > } catch (ParserConfigurationException e) { > } > } > > } > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>