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import java.io.InputStream;
/**
*
* @author Will Glass-Husain
* @version $Id: ClassUtils.java 685685 2008-08-13 21:43:27Z nbubna $
* @since 1.5
*/
public class Main {
/**
* Return the specified class. Checks the ThreadContext classloader first,
* then uses the System classloader. Should replace all calls to
* Class.forName( claz ) (which only calls the System class
* loader) when the class might be in a different classloader (e.g. in a
* webapp).
*
* @param clazz the name of the class to instantiate
* @return the requested Class object
* @throws ClassNotFoundException
*/
public static Class getClass(String clazz) throws ClassNotFoundException
{
/**
* Use the Thread context classloader if possible
*/
ClassLoader loader = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
if (loader != null)
{
try
{
return Class.forName(clazz, true, loader);
}
catch (ClassNotFoundException E)
{
/**
* If not found with ThreadContext loader, fall thru to
* try System classloader below (works around bug in ant).
*/
}
}
/**
* Thread context classloader isn't working out, so use system loader.
*/
return Class.forName(clazz);
}
}