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If the application class loader needs to load a class, it first delegates to the extensions class
loader, which in turn delegates to the bootstrap class loader. If the parent class loader cannot
load the class, the child class loader tries to find the class in its own repository. In this manner,
a class loader loads only classes that its ancestors cannot load.
22.2 WebSphere Application Server and Java EE application
class loaders
When working with Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) applications, two additional
types of class loaders are involved:
The application server class loaders, which ...