Here you can find the source of forName(String name)
public static Class<?> forName(String name) throws ClassNotFoundException
//package com.java2s; /*//from ww w .j av a 2 s. c om * Copyright 2002-2005 the original author or authors. * * 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 { public static Class<?> forName(String name) throws ClassNotFoundException { Class<?> clazz = Class.forName(name, true, Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader()); return clazz; } }