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classloader caching resource files in 4.0

           Summary: classloader caching resource files in 4.0
           Product: Tomcat 4
           Version: 4.0.1 Final
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: Other
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: Other
         Component: Webapps
        AssignedTo: tomcat-dev@jakarta.apache.org
        ReportedBy: rasand@attglobal.net


Hi- I have a .properties file that I use for my application configuration that I
keep in WEB-INF/classes.  I use getClass().getResourceAsStream
("/myfile.properties") from within a bean to load the properties into a static 
hashtable, and I have a control servlet that can tell the bean to reload the 
file.  This just allows me to edit the properties without having to start and 
stop the application (which was a more painful process pre-Catalina).

Now that I've switched from 3.2.3 to 4.0.1, what I'm seeing is that my
changes to the properties file are not being picked up when I reset my bean.
I've traced through everything, and determined that my subsequent calls to
getResourceAsStream are still opening the original file, even though I've
modified and saved it.  Its as if the classloader is treating the resource
as a class, and it is loading it once and keeping it around, so I need to
reload the application to reload the resource.

This was not the behavior under 3.x, so my question is, is this proper
behavior in 4.x or a bug? If it is proper behavior, is there a workaround?

Thanks!

-Richard

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