Java Class Load classForName(String className)

Description

Invokes Class#forName(String) for the given type name but does not throw any Exception .

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
className	a parameter

Declaration

@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
public static <T> Class<T> classForName(String className) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*****************************************************import org.omnaest.utils.beans.replicator.BeanReplicator.DTOPackage;
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public class Main {
    /**
     * Invokes {@link Class#forName(String)} for the given type name but does not throw any {@link Exception}. Instead it returns
     * null, if the resolvation failed.
     * 
     * @param className
     * @return
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static <T> Class<T> classForName(String className) {
        //
        Class<T> retval = null;

        //
        try {
            Class<?> forName = Class.forName(className);
            retval = (Class<T>) forName;
        } catch (Exception e) {
        }

        //
        return retval;
    }
}

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