Adding jar to classpath at run time

Whenever I want to test some groovy ideas, I use groovyConsole. However, I don't want to copy the dependent jar files into my $HOME/.groovy/lib, and as of groovy 1.5.6, it is still not possible to add -classpath to the command line of groovyConsole.bat.

I found a solution on the web. Just add this line into the start of the code:

this.getClass().classLoader.rootLoader.addURL(new File("file.jar").toURL())

Better still, use a list:

[ "file1.jar", "file2.jar" ].each {
  this.getClass().classLoader.rootLoader.addURL(new File(it).toURL())
}