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All classes loaded by a given classloader It is not widely known that every java.lang.ClassLoader instance in a Sun-compatible Java 2 Platform, Standard Development Kit (J2SDK) has a private field ...

Abstract classes and interfaces in Java serve fundamentally different purposes. Learn the differences between these Java language elements and how to use them in your programs. Abstract classes and ...