I'd rather do | ClassLoader loader; | if (cl != null) | { | loader = cl; | } | else if (annotation != null) | { | loader = annotation.getClassLoader(); | } | if (loader == null) | { | loader = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader(); | } | Since if the annotation class is loaded by the bootstrap classloader, annotation.getClassLoader() might be null. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4180574#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...