Here you can find the source of getClass(String name)
public static Class getClass(String name)
//package com.java2s; /**//from ww w . j a v a 2 s . c om * Created on 10-Jan-2006 * Created by Allan Crooks * Copyright (C) 2006 Aelitis, All Rights Reserved. * * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 * of the License, or (at your option) any later version. * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the * GNU General Public License for more details. * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. * * AELITIS, SAS au capital de 46,603.30 euros * 8 Allee Lenotre, La Grille Royale, 78600 Le Mesnil le Roi, France. * */ import java.util.HashMap; import java.util.Map; public class Main { private static Map class_string_mapping = new HashMap(); public static Class getClass(String name) { return (Class) class_string_mapping.get(name.toLowerCase()); } }