Loads the class with the specified name - Java Reflection

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Loads the class with the specified name

Demo Code

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//package com.java2s;

public class Main {

    /**
     * Loads the class with the specified name
     *
     * @param className Name of the class we are loading
     * @return Class with the specified name
     */
    private static Class<?> loadClass(String className) {
        try {
            return Class.forName(className);
        } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
            throw new RuntimeException("Error loading class " + className,
                    e);
        } catch (NoClassDefFoundError e) {
            throw new RuntimeException("Error loading class " + className,
                    e);
        }
    }
}

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