Java Class forName forName(String name)

Description

A utility for using the current class loader (rather than the system class loader) when instantiating a new class.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
name	class name to load

Return

the newly loaded class

Declaration

public static Class<?> forName(String name)
        throws ClassNotFoundException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*from   w w w . j  av  a2  s .  c  om*/
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public class Main {
    /**
     * A utility for using the current class loader (rather than the
     * system class loader) when instantiating a new class.
     * <p>
     * The idea is that the thread's current loader might have an
     * obscure notion of what your class path is (e.g. an app server) that
     * will not be captured properly by the system class loader.
     * <p>
     * taken from http://sourceforge.net/forum/message.php?msg_id=1720229
     *
     * @param name class name to load
     * @return the newly loaded class
     */
    public static Class<?> forName(String name)
            throws ClassNotFoundException {
        ClassLoader ctxLoader = null;
        try {
            ctxLoader = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
            return Class.forName(name, true, ctxLoader);

        } catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
            // try to fall through and use the default
            // Class.forName
            //if(ctxLoader == null) { throw ex; }
        } catch (SecurityException ex) {
        }
        return Class.forName(name);
    }
}

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