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Classloaders hierarchy in Java 9

As of Java 8, I know the hierarchy of the classloaders has been as follows: Bootstrap classloader → Extension classloader → Application classloader What is the change in the hierarchy of classloaders in Java 9 and how does it work? Answer The ClassLoader as revised in Java-9 states that: The Java run-time has…

How to extract the file jre-9/lib/modules?

In JRE-9/lib directory (at least on Windows), there is a new file called modules whose size is about 107 MB. Is it possible to extract that file or maybe list java modules within it? I can see that a new tool called jmod is available at jdk-9/bin/jmod.exe, but that is for reading .jmod files which is located …