Why can a class not be unloaded without unloading the classloader?

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Published on 2010-03-31T07:58:40Z Indexed on 2010/03/31 8:03 UTC
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The answer to 'unloading classes in java' says -

"The only way that a Class can be unloaded is if the Classloader used is garbage collected." I took a look at the JLS but couldn't understand it

Why is this the case?

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