Number of classes loaded in java

Question

I have program that the number of classes loaded there is constantly rising.

How could this actually be ? Or do i misunderstand something in java about classloading?

Here is a snippet from jConsole overnight :

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Could someone please tell me what could be the possible reason for such a constant classloading growth ? Or is this normal ?

Thanks

Answer 1

What sort of features does your application have that are out-of-the-ordinary as regards class loading? For example:

• are you constantly loading classes from remote sources (e.g. RMI)?
• are you using your own ClassLoader?
• are you using the Java Proxy mechanism to create classes on the fly?