Java Class Load loadClass(String name)

Description

Load class by name.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
name	class FQN or primitive type name

Exception

Parameter	Description
ClassNotFoundException	if not found

Return

class instance

Declaration

public static Class<?> loadClass(String name) throws ClassNotFoundException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//w  w  w .  j a  va2  s .  com
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 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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 *
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 *
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 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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public class Main {
    /**
     * Load class by name.
     * @param name  class FQN or primitive type name
     * @return      class instance
     * @throws ClassNotFoundException if not found
     */
    public static Class<?> loadClass(String name) throws ClassNotFoundException {
        switch (name) {
        case "int":
            return int.class;
        case "short":
            return short.class;
        case "char":
            return char.class;
        case "byte":
            return byte.class;
        case "long":
            return long.class;
        case "float":
            return float.class;
        case "double":
            return double.class;
        case "boolean":
            return boolean.class;
        }
        return Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader().loadClass(name);
    }
}

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