Frequently Asked Questions

Loading classes

• I get a "Class not found" error. I was also asked about looking for classes in directories.
  
  ClassBrowser is trying to load a class that depends on other class, but is not able to load the last one.
  Just accept the warning. A file dialog will pop up. You can choose:
  • The missing class file
  • A jar file that contains the missing class
  • The directory that contains the directory hierarchy the missing class belongs to
  
  
• I got a "Class not found" error about a class a.b.c.D, and tried to find myself the missing class. After selecting a directory, ClassBrowser goes on showing the "Class not found" warning.
  
  It seems that you are not choosing the right directory.
  To load the missing class a.b.c.D you mustn't choose the a/b/c directory, nor a/b or a, but the parent of a.
  Recall that a is the first directory of the directory hierarchy corresponding to the package a.b.c (to which a.b.c.D belongs). You must always choose the parent of the first directory.
  
  
• I can't load a class. I get a "The file can't be loaded" warning.
  
  The class you try to load must be placed in a subdirectory that reflects the package hierarchy.
  To load a class called com.mypackage.MyClass, then the MyClass.class file must be placed in a directory called mypackage and this must be placed in a directory called com.
  The com directory can be placed wherever you like.
  If your class does not belong to any package, you can place it wherever you like.
  
  This must be done this way because ClassBrowser uses Java's standard class loading.