Java Class Load loadClass(final ClassLoader classLoader, final String classname)

Description

Loads a class with a given name.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
classLoader	The class loader to use; null if the default class loader should be used.
classname	Name of the class to be loaded.

Exception

Parameter	Description
ClassNotFoundException	If the given class can not be loaded.

Return

The class loaded as specified by the class name.

Declaration

public static Class<?> loadClass(final ClassLoader classLoader, final String classname)
        throws ClassNotFoundException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*from w  w  w . ja v  a 2s.  c om*/
 * Copyright 2005 Werner Guttmann
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */

public class Main {
    /**
     * Loads a class with a given name.
     * 
     * @param classLoader The class loader to use; null if the default class loader
     *        should be used.
     * @param classname Name of the class to be loaded.
     * @return The class loaded as specified by the class name.
     * @throws ClassNotFoundException If the given class can not be loaded.
     */
    public static Class<?> loadClass(final ClassLoader classLoader, final String classname)
            throws ClassNotFoundException {
        Class<?> classToLoad = null;
        if (classLoader == null) {
            classToLoad = Class.forName(classname);
        } else {
            classToLoad = classLoader.loadClass(classname);
        }
        return classToLoad;
    }
}

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