Load a class given its name.

import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;

public class ClassUtils {
    public static Class loadClass(String className) throws ClassNotFoundException {
        return getClassLoader().loadClass(className);
    }
    public static URL getResource(String resource) throws MalformedURLException {
        return getClassLoader().getResource(resource);
    }

    public static ClassLoader getClassLoader() {
        return Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
    }
}