Here you can find the source of loadClass(String classname, Class clazz)
public static Class loadClass(String classname, Class clazz) throws ClassNotFoundException
//package com.java2s; /**// w ww.j a v a 2s . c om * Copyright 2010 Google Inc. * 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., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. **/ public class Main { public static Class loadClass(String classname, Class clazz) throws ClassNotFoundException { return getClassLoader(clazz).loadClass(classname); } public static ClassLoader getClassLoader(Class clazz) { ClassLoader loader = null; try { loader = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader(); if (loader != null) { return loader; } } catch (Throwable t) { // Noop } if (clazz != null) { try { loader = clazz.getClassLoader(); if (loader != null) { return loader; } } catch (Throwable t) { // Noop } } try { loader = ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader(); if (loader != null) { return loader; } } catch (Throwable t) { // Noop } return loader; } }