java.lang.Package.getAllPackages() does not work properly

Name: akC57697 Date: 04/21/98



java.lang.Package.getAllPackages() does not work properly
in JDK-1.2beta4 builds.

The doc says:
"
public static Package[] getAllPackages()

    Get all the packages currently known for the callers classloader.
    Those packages correspond to
    classes loaded via or accessible by name to that classloader.
    If the callers classloader is null only
    the packages corresponding to system classes will be returned.
    Returns:
       a new array of packages known to the callers classloader. An zero
    length array is returned if none are known.
"
---------------------8-<----------------------
public class Packages {
  public static void main(String argv[]) {
   Package packages[] = Package.getAllPackages();
   System.out.println("Packages are:");
   for (int i=0;i<packages.length;i++)
    System.out.println(packages[i].getName());
   System.out.println("----------------");
  }
}
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See statistics:
java full version "JDK-1.2beta3-N"
Packages are:
java.awt.dnd
java.awt.datatransfer
java.util.zip
java.util.jar
org.omg.CORBA.ContainedPackage
java.awt.accessibility
org.omg.CORBA
java.awt.swing.event
java.awt.swing.beaninfo
java.awt.peer
java.awt.image
java.awt.swing.text.rtf
java.awt.event
java.awt.swing.border
java.awt.print
java.awt.swing.plaf.basic
org.omg.CORBA.portable
java.awt.swing.plaf.metal
java.awt.swing.table
java.util
org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage
java.sql
org.omg.CORBA.InterfaceDefPackage
java.lang.ref
java.awt.swing.text
java.beans.beancontext
java.awt.swing.plaf
org.omg.CosNaming
java.security.spec
com.sun.CORBA.iiop
sunw.io
java.rmi.server
org.omg.CORBA.ContainerPackage
sunw.util
org.omg.CORBA.ORBPackage
com.sun.CORBA.portable
com.sun.CosNaming
java.security.cert
java.security.acl
java.awt.swing.plaf.motif
java.rmi.activation
java.text
java.awt.swing.undo
java.rmi.registry
java.applet
java.awt.color
java.io
java.awt.swing.preview
java.awt.swing.text.html
java.awt.swing.plaf.windows
java.rmi.dgc
java.awt.swing.tree
java.security
java.awt.image.codec
java.beans
java.awt.im
java.util.mime
java.rmi
java.security.interfaces
java.awt.geom
java.lang.reflect
java.awt.swing.plaf.multi
java.math
org.omg.CORBA.TypeCodePackage
java.awt.swing
java.text.resources
java.awt
java.awt.dnd.peer
java.lang
java.awt.image.renderable
java.net
java.awt.font
----------------

java full version "JDK-1.2beta4-A"
Packages are:
java.lang
java.security
java.io
sun.io
java.lang.ref
java.util
----------------

java full version "JDK-1.2beta4-B"
Packages are:
sun.io
java.net
java.util.zip
sun.net.www
java.security
sun.security.provider
sun.security.util
sun.misc
java.lang
java.lang.reflect
java.util
sun.net.www.protocol.jar
java.lang.ref
sun.net.www.protocol.file
java.io
java.util.jar
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