Merge pull request #9653 from anmoldeep0123/BAEL_4302

BAEL-4302 : How can I list all classes loaded in a specific class loader

core-java-modules/core-java-jvm-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/loadedclasslisting/Launcher.java

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+package com.baeldung.loadedclasslisting;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
+public class Launcher {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        printClassesLoadedBy("BOOTSTRAP");
+        printClassesLoadedBy("SYSTEM");
+        printClassesLoadedBy("EXTENSION");
+    }
+
+    private static void printClassesLoadedBy(String classLoaderType) {
+        System.out.println(classLoaderType + " ClassLoader : ");
+        Class<?>[] classes = ListLoadedClassesAgent.listLoadedClasses(classLoaderType);
+        Arrays.asList(classes)
+            .forEach(clazz -> System.out.println(clazz.getCanonicalName()));
+    }
+}

core-java-modules/core-java-jvm-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/loadedclasslisting/ListLoadedClassesAgent.java

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+package com.baeldung.loadedclasslisting;
+
+import java.lang.instrument.Instrumentation;
+
+public class ListLoadedClassesAgent {
+
+    private static Instrumentation instrumentation;
+
+    public static void premain(String agentArgs, Instrumentation instrumentation) {
+        ListLoadedClassesAgent.instrumentation = instrumentation;
+    }
+
+    public static Class<?>[] listLoadedClasses(String classLoaderType) {
+        if (instrumentation == null) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException(
+              "ListLoadedClassesAgent is not initialized.");
+        }
+        return instrumentation.getInitiatedClasses(
+          getClassLoader(classLoaderType));
+    }
+
+    private static ClassLoader getClassLoader(String classLoaderType) {
+        ClassLoader classLoader = null;
+        switch (classLoaderType) {
+        case "SYSTEM":
+            classLoader = ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader();
+            break;
+        case "EXTENSION":
+            classLoader = ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader().getParent();
+            break;
+        // passing a null value to the Instrumentation : getInitiatedClasses method
+        // defaults to the bootstrap class loader
+        case "BOOTSTRAP":
+            break;
+        default:
+            break;
+        }
+        return classLoader;
+    }
+}

core-java-modules/core-java-jvm-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/loadedclasslisting/MANIFEST.MF

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+Premain-Class: com.baeldung.loadedclasslisting.ListLoadedClassesAgent