Minimize Java Distributions with an Automated, Custom JAR File
Larger applications frequently get loaded down with a heavy burden of unused library files. Learn to create a custom classloader that automatically builds a JAR file that contains only the classes you need.
by Greg Travis
October 24, 2003
his article presents a solution to a problem that you might not have known you had—the size of your Java code.
Java programs can run the gamut from very small to very large. In fact, the variance is much larger in Java than in any other language. This is partly because the Java runtime (JRE) contains a great deal of library code that doesn't need to be included in an application, allowing applications to be smaller than they otherwise would.
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his article presents a solution to a problem that you might not have known you had—the size of your Java code.
