Stock JDK classes and the “null” ClassLoader?

Question

Hi guys : Im trying to debug a very strange class error by looking at the ClassLoaders for some dynamically created components. ClassLoaders are s

Answer 1

The javadoc for getClassLoader() says

Returns the class loader for the class. Some implementations may use null to represent the bootstrap class loader. This method will return null in such implementations if this class was loaded by the bootstrap class loader.

So, that at least explains why you get that result. But it does not explain why the implementors decided to do it that way.

EDIT: After testing adding my own classes to the bootclasspath then they also show up as null class loader.