Java Class forName forName(final Class caller, final String className)

Description

Attempt to load the named class.

License

LGPL

Parameter

Parameter	Description
caller	The caller's class.
className	The name of the class.

Exception

Parameter	Description
ClassNotFoundException	If the class cannot be found.

Return

The class

Declaration

public static Class forName(final Class caller, final String className) throws ClassNotFoundException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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public class Main {
    /**
     * Attempt to load the named class.
     * @param caller The caller's class.
     * @param className The name of the class.
     * @return The class
     * @throws ClassNotFoundException If the class cannot be found.
     */
    public static Class forName(final Class caller, final String className) throws ClassNotFoundException {
        final ClassLoader contextClassLoader = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
        if (contextClassLoader != null) {
            try {
                return contextClassLoader.loadClass(className);
            } catch (final ClassNotFoundException cnfe) {
            } // Ignore
        }
        final ClassLoader callerClassLoader = caller.getClassLoader();
        try {
            return callerClassLoader.loadClass(className);
        } catch (final ClassNotFoundException cnfe) {
        } // Ignore
        return ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader().loadClass(className);
    }
}

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