类加载器负责将.class文件加载到内存,并为其创建java.lang.Class对象,这个对象就代表这个类。
在Java中,通过包名+类名来唯一标识一个类,而在JVM中,要用 类加载器实例+包名+类名 来唯一标识一个类。 可见JVM中是不止一种类加载器的。
在JVM中,类加载器是成层次结构的, 这种层次结构自上而下分别是根类加载器(BootstrapLoader),扩展类加载器(extensionLoader)和系统类加载器(systemLoader)还有用户自定义类加载器
根类加载器(BootstrapLoader)
负责加载JAVA核心类(例如tr.jar)。 根类加载器是由JVM自身实现的(C/C++),而不是JAVA实现,更不是java.lang.ClassLoader的子类。
下面程序演示了根类加载器所加载的JAVA核心类库。
1 package jvmTest; 2 3 import java.net.URL; 4 5 import sun.misc.Launcher; 6 7 public class Boot { 8 public static void main(String[] args) { 9 /* 10 * 这里有可能报错 Access restriction: The type 'Launcher' is not API 11 * 只需要将 全局属性Project>preferences>java>Compiler>Errors/Warnings> 12 * 把右侧的【Deprecated and restricted API>Forbidden reference的Error】置为【Warning】. 13 */ 14 URL[] urls = sun.misc.Launcher.getBootstrapClassPath().getURLs(); 15 for(int i = 0; i < urls.length; i++) { 16 System.out.println(urls[i].toExternalForm()); 17 } 18 } 19 }
在我的环境中输入如下,
1 file:/C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/IBM/Java70/jre/bin/default/jclSC170/vm.jar 2 file:/C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/IBM/Java70/jre/lib/se-service.jar 3 file:/C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/IBM/Java70/jre/lib/math.jar 4 file:/C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/IBM/Java70/jre/lib/jlm.jar 5 file:/C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/IBM/Java70/jre/lib/ibmorb.jar 6 file:/C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/IBM/Java70/jre/lib/ibmorbapi.jar 7 file:/C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/IBM/Java70/jre/lib/ibmcfw.jar 8 file:/C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/IBM/Java70/jre/lib/ibmpkcs.jar 9 file:/C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/IBM/Java70/jre/lib/ibmcertpathfw.jar 10 file:/C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/IBM/Java70/jre/lib/ibmjgssfw.jar 11 file:/C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/IBM/Java70/jre/lib/ibmjssefw.jar 12 file:/C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/IBM/Java70/jre/lib/ibmsaslfw.jar 13 file:/C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/IBM/Java70/jre/lib/ibmjcefw.jar 14 file:/C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/IBM/Java70/jre/lib/ibmjgssprovider.jar 15 file:/C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/IBM/Java70/jre/lib/ibmjsseprovider2.jar 16 file:/C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/IBM/Java70/jre/lib/ibmcertpathprovider.jar 17 file:/C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/IBM/Java70/jre/lib/xmldsigfw.jar 18 file:/C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/IBM/Java70/jre/lib/xml.jar 19 file:/C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/IBM/Java70/jre/lib/charsets.jar 20 file:/C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/IBM/Java70/jre/lib/resources.jar 21 file:/C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/IBM/Java70/jre/lib/rt.jar 22 file:/C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/IBM/Java70/jre/lib/ibmgpu.jar