Re: Building classpath at runtime

I see this question appearing very often in forums but couldn't find a
satisfactory answer. Following is what I am trying achive
1. I have a java application that depends on several classes that are
packaged as jars.
2. Application runs as java -jar "XXX" -cp <classpath>
3. I sometimes need to create emergency fixes or jars. I will like to
put them in an "updates" directory. As names of these jar files will be
determined later, I want my program to scan "updates" directory at
startup, and prepend (before initial classpath) any discovered jar
files.
4. I know that ClassLoader.loadClass() is a viable method but most of
my code takes a new <class>() approach. I will appreciate any
suggestions.