Method forName

java/org/apache/el/util/ReflectionUtil.java:63–78

Loads a class by name, supporting primitive types and array notation. @param name the class name to load @return the Class object, or null if the name is empty @throws ClassNotFoundException if the class cannot be found

(String name)

     * @throws ClassNotFoundException if the class cannot be found
     */
    public static Class<?> forName(String name) throws ClassNotFoundException {
        if (null == name || name.isEmpty()) {
            return null;
        }
        Class<?> c = forNamePrimitive(name);
        if (c == null) {
            if (name.endsWith("[]")) {
                String nc = name.substring(0, name.length() - 2);
                c = Class.forName(nc, true, Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader());
                c = Array.newInstance(c, 0).getClass();
            } else {
                c = Class.forName(name, true, Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader());
            }
        }
        return c;
    }

    /**
     * Looks up a primitive class by name.