Java Class forName forNameElseNull(final String fullName)

Description

for Name Else Null

License

Apache License

Declaration

public static Class<?> forNameElseNull(final String fullName) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from w  w  w.  ja v a  2s.c om
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public class Main {
    public static Class<?> forNameElseNull(final String fullName) {
        if (fullName == null) {
            return null;
        }
        try {
            return Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader().loadClass(fullName);
        } catch (final ClassNotFoundException e) {
            return null;
        }
    }
}

Related

1. forName(String name)
2. forName(String name, Class caller)
3. forName(String origClassName)
4. forName(String type, Class cast)
5. forName(String[] classNames)
6. forNameNoException(String className)
7. forNameOrNull(String className)
8. forNames(String[] classNames)