sannsims [http://community.jboss.org/people/sannsims] created the discussion "In what order are classes loaded?" To view the discussion, visit: http://community.jboss.org/message/567486#567486 -------------------------------------------------------------- Hello, I'm a newbie to JBoss 5.  According to the "JBoss AS 5 Development" book, it states the following about the common folder:      This directory hosts the lib folder, which is the new repository for the common libraries used by "all" application server configurations. When I start my web application, it cannot find the my classes in the /common/lib directory.  Are the classes in the /common/lib directory loaded after the classes in my web application (default directory)?  If so, how I can ensure my jar file in the /common/lib directory is loaded first?  My web application has a dependency on the classes in the /common/lib directory? Thanks in advance for your help! -------------------------------------------------------------- Reply to this message by going to Community [http://community.jboss.org/message/567486#567486] Start a new discussion in JBoss Microcontainer at Community [http://community.jboss.org/choose-container!input.jspa?contentType=1&...]