Java Class forName forName(String type, Class cast)

Description

for Name

License

Open Source License

Declaration

@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static <T> Class<T> forName(String type, Class<T> cast) throws ClassNotFoundException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from  w w  w .j  a va 2s.c  om
  GRANITE DATA SERVICES
  Copyright (C) 2007 ADEQUATE SYSTEMS SARL
    
  This file is part of Granite Data Services.
    
  Granite Data Services is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
  the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your
  option) any later version.
     
  Granite Data Services is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
  WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
  for more details.
     
  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
  along with this library; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*/

public class Main {
    public static Class<?> forName(String type) throws ClassNotFoundException {

        Class<?> clazz = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader().loadClass(type);

        return clazz;
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static <T> Class<T> forName(String type, Class<T> cast) throws ClassNotFoundException {
        return (Class<T>) Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader().loadClass(type);
    }
}

Related

1. forName(String name)
2. forName(String name)
3. forName(String name)
4. forName(String name, Class caller)
5. forName(String origClassName)
6. forName(String[] classNames)
7. forNameElseNull(final String fullName)
8. forNameNoException(String className)
9. forNameOrNull(String className)