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Tom
Tom

Reputation: 56352

Thread.getContextClassLoader() == null?

Can Thread.getContextClassLoader() be null ? The javadoc is not really clear.
Should a library take this case into account ?

Update: the reason I asked is that beansbinding.dev.java.net does not work in this case (and my code does setContextClassLoader(null)

Upvotes: 9

Views: 5975

Answers (2)

ddimitrov
ddimitrov

Reputation: 3343

Java threads created from JNI code in a non-java thread have null ContextClassloader unless the creator explicitly sets it.

Also in such context Thread.currentThread() returns null.

Upvotes: 13

WMR
WMR

Reputation: 12971

Yes you should, someone could have called Thread.setContextClassLoader(null) and your library IMO should be able to deal with that.

Upvotes: 5

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