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Designing with Dynamic Extension

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Summary: In this installment of Design Techniques, I take a look at a less commonly understood aspect of Java's architecture: dynamic extension. I discuss the two kinds of dynamic extension, forName() and class loaders, and offer guidelines on how to use these tools to make your programs more customizable.

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Designing with Dynamic Extension

December 1, 1998 9:34 AM

In this installment of Design Techniques, I take a look at a less commonly understood aspect of Java's architecture: dynamic extension. I discuss the two kinds of dynamic extension, forName() and class loaders, and offer guidelines on how to use these tools to make your programs more customizable.

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