DZone Snippets: location code http://snippets.dzone.com/posts Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:04:46 GMT DZone Snippets: location code Which class file is loaded by the classloader ? http://snippets.dzone.com/posts/show/3719 When using lots of third-party libraries, one problem might be that 2 of them package different versions of the same class, producing errors when method version conflicts happen. <br /> <br />Here is a simple way to know the exact location used by the classloader to get your class : <br /> <br /><code> <br />URL myClassURL = MyMysteryClass.class.getProtectionDomain().getCodeSource().getLocation(); <br /></code> Fri, 23 Mar 2007 11:38:37 GMT http://snippets.dzone.com/posts/show/3719 nivek (Kevin Gaudin)