Here you can find the source of loadClass(final String clazz)
public static Class<?> loadClass(final String clazz)
//package com.java2s; /**// ww w. ja v a2 s .co m * Copyright (C) [2013] [The FURTHeR Project] * * 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 { /** * Loads the given class using the context class loader * * @return */ public static Class<?> loadClass(final String clazz) { Class<?> clazzObject; try { clazzObject = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader().loadClass(clazz); } catch (final ClassNotFoundException e) { throw new RuntimeException("Unable to load " + clazz, e); } return clazzObject; } }