Detect if a class is available in Java

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public class Main{

  public static void  main(String args[]) {
    System.out.println(isAvailable("javax.swing.JComponent"));
  }

  public static boolean isAvailable(String className) {
    boolean isFound = false;
    try {
       Class.forName(className, false, null);
       isFound = true;
    }
    catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
       isFound = false;
    }
    return isFound;
  }
}