"stan.silvert(a)jboss.com" wrote : | For my own edification, why doesn't getClass().getClassLoader().getResource("/") work? | Work in what way? Is there something by the spec that says you must return the jar from where this class is loaded if you put in '/'? If not, how else do you know which of the classpath entries to return? "stan.silvert(a)jboss.com" wrote : | Perhaps there should be some way for the vfsmemory url to get mapped back to a vfsfile url? | vfsmemory is different protocol then vfsfile. vfsmemory is used to handle in-memory VirtualFiles. We use it for in-memory AOP handling, hence every deployment has it by default in its classpath. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4183048#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...