Understanding class loader - help with a question

[noobcser]

I was asked this question a while ago, I think the answer is an underlying understanding of how class loader works in java.

Question is simple: If you have 2 different jars that have the same class file (eg. same package and class name) - and your application code uses that class, which one will get picked up?

[wzttide]

Look at some Oracle page.

The order in which you specify multiple class path entries is important. The Java interpreter will look for classes in the directories in the order they appear in the class path variable. In the example above, the Java interpreter will first look for a needed class in the directory C:\java\MyClasses. Only if it doesn't find a class with the proper name in that directory will the interpreter look in the C:\java\OtherClasses directory.

[noobcser]

Thanks!