Ah ha! That was it! ... I was ... getProject().createClassLoader(classpath);
... when I needed to ... getProject().createClassLoader(MyAnnotation.class.getClassLoader();, classpath); THANKS Peter! On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 8:49 AM, Peter Reilly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Also remember to use the classloader that loaded the > custom task as the parent for the new classloader > created in the task. > > Peter > > On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 3:59 PM, Steve Loughran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Christofer Jennings wrote: > > > > > I think I have a classloader problem. > > > > > > I've made a custom task that looks through classes for a method > > annotation, > > > then makes a report. I've got junit tests that work in my IDE showing > that > > > the annotations can be found. But when I run the task the annotations > are > > > not recognized. .... That is, the annotation is there. I can read its > > type. > > > But if I ask the method for an annotation matching the class it > doesn't > > > match. (Yes, the class matches the reported type.: e.g., > > > com.foo.MyAnnotation.class) > > > > > > So I think I have a classloader problem. My task accepts a path to > find > > the > > > classes with the annotations. It creates a classloader from the ant > > project, > > > passing in the given path. My theory is that the classes loaded by my > task > > > are on a different classloader than the MyAnnotation.class and that is > why > > > they don't match. ... Sound right? .... If so how do I get them on the > > same > > > classloader? > > > > > > > > > > I think that hypothesis sounds right, but don't know where to deal with > it. > > Can you load the tags you want to look for in the classloader that you > are > > loading the classes in? > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >