title: Adding jars to an Eclipse plugin at runtime
body: <p>I'm working on a Eclipse plugin that needs classes which are not known at compile time. The classes get sent over the network in jar files. I would like to dynamically load those classes at runtime. </p>
  
  <p>I've tried the approach listed here: <a href="http://blog.imaginea.com/making-applications-work-together-in-eclipse/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://blog.imaginea.com/making-applications-work-together-in-eclipse/</a></p>
  
  <p>Unfortunately it doesn't have the desired effect. While the classes do get loaded, I can't use them outside the function where I loaded them. I'm guessing it has something to do with using different class loaders. </p>
  
  <p>Any help is appreciated. Even if you tell me, that it is not possible, so I know I don't have to look any further.</p>