org.ow2.easybeans.util.loader
Class ClassUtils

java.lang.Object
  org.ow2.easybeans.util.loader.ClassUtils

public final class ClassUtils
extends Object

The ClassUtils class is the central point used to load classes.

Author:

Guillaume Sauthier

Method Summary

static Class	forName(String className) Look up the class in the Tread Context ClassLoader and in the "current" ClassLoader.
static Class	forName(String className, Class clazz) Look up the class in the Tread Context ClassLoader and in the "current" ClassLoader.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

forName

public static Class forName(String className)
                     throws ClassNotFoundException

Look up the class in the Tread Context ClassLoader and in the "current" ClassLoader.

Parameters:

className - The class name to load

Returns:

the corresponding Class instance

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException - if the Class was not found.

forName

public static Class forName(String className,
                            Class clazz)
                     throws ClassNotFoundException

Look up the class in the Tread Context ClassLoader and in the "current" ClassLoader.

Parameters:

className - The class name to load

clazz - a class used to get classloader

Returns:

the corresponding Class instance

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException - if the Class was not found.