package com.agimatec.commons.util;



/**

 * <p>Title: Agimatec GmbH</p>

 * <p>Description: Reflection util for class access.</p>

 * <p>Copyright (c) 2007</p>

 * <p>Company: Agimatec GmbH </p>

 *

 * @author Roman Stumm

 */

public class ClassUtils {



    /**

     * @return contextclassloader or the caller classLoader

     */

    public static ClassLoader getClassLoader() {

        final ClassLoader cl = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();

        // if Reflection.getCallerClass(3) is not the correct stuff, just drop it.

//        return cl == null ? Reflection.getCallerClass(3).getClassLoader() : cl;

        return cl == null ? ClassUtils.class.getClassLoader() : cl;

    }



    /**

     * @param className

     * @return a Class

     * @throws ClassNotFoundException

     * @see Class#forName(String)

     */

    public static Class forName(String className) throws ClassNotFoundException {

        return Class.forName(className, true, getClassLoader());

    }

}