Java Utililty Methods Class forName

List of utility methods to do Class forName

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Method

ObjectforName(Class classType, String className)
Creates a new instance of an object given it's class name. 
Class c = null;
try {
    c = Class.forName(className);
} catch (Exception ex) {
    throw new Exception("Can't find class called: " + className);
if (!classType.isAssignableFrom(c)) {
    throw new Exception(classType.getName() + " is not assignable from " + className);
...
ClassforName(final Class caller, final String className)
Attempt to load the named class. 
final ClassLoader contextClassLoader = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
if (contextClassLoader != null) {
    try {
        return contextClassLoader.loadClass(className);
    } catch (final ClassNotFoundException cnfe) {
final ClassLoader callerClassLoader = caller.getClassLoader();
...
ClassforName(final String className)
Returns the Class object associated with the class or interface with the given string name. 
try {
    return Class.forName(className);
} catch (final ClassNotFoundException e) {
    return null;
ClassforName(final String className, final Class caller)
Load the specified class. 
final ClassLoader threadClassLoader = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
if (threadClassLoader != null) {
    try {
        return Class.forName(className, true, threadClassLoader);
    } catch (final ClassNotFoundException cnfe) {
        if (cnfe.getException() != null) {
            throw cnfe;
final ClassLoader classLoader = caller.getClassLoader();
if (classLoader != null) {
    try {
        return Class.forName(className, true, classLoader);
    } catch (final ClassNotFoundException cnfe) {
        if (cnfe.getException() != null) {
            throw cnfe;
return Class.forName(className, true, ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader());
ClassforName(String className)
for Name 
return (Class<T>) (classLoader == null ? Class.forName(className)
        : Class.forName(className, true, classLoader));
ClassforName(String className)
Gets the Class for the className in a way that works well for extensions. 
return Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader().loadClass(className);
ClassforName(String className)
for Name 
try {
    return (Class<T>) Class.forName(className);
} catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
    throw new RuntimeException(className, e);
ClassforName(String className)
for Name 
return forName(className, Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader());
ClassforName(String className)
Safe Class.forName. 
Class theClass = null;
try {
    theClass = Class.forName(className, true, Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader());
} catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
    theClass = Class.forName(className);
return theClass;
ClassforName(String className)
for Name 
try {
    return Class.forName(className);
} catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
    return null;