Here you can find the source of loadClass(String className)
public static Class<?> loadClass(String className)
//package com.java2s; /**//from w w w . j a v a 2 s .co m * Copyright (c) 2016-2026 Mininglamp Group Holding Ltd. * * 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<?> loadClass(String className) { Class<?> clazz = null; if (className == null) { return null; } try { return Class.forName(className); } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) { } ClassLoader ctxClassLoader = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader(); if (ctxClassLoader != null) { try { clazz = ctxClassLoader.loadClass(className); } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) { } } return clazz; } }