Example usage for java.lang Class forName

Introduction

In this page you can find the example usage for java.lang Class forName.

Prototype

@CallerSensitive
public static Class<?> forName(String name, boolean initialize, ClassLoader loader)
        throws ClassNotFoundException 

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Returns the Class object associated with the class or interface with the given string name, using the given class loader.

Usage

From source file:MyClass.java

public static void main(String[] args) {
    try {//from   w w  w .  j ava2 s  . c om
        String className = "MyClass";
        boolean initialize = false;

        ClassLoader cLoader = Main.class.getClassLoader();
        Class c = Class.forName(className, initialize, cLoader);
        className = "MyClass";
        System.out.println("about to load");
        // Will load and initialize the class
        c = Class.forName(className);
    } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
        System.out.println(e.getMessage());
    }
}

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