Java Reference
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private Object invokeInternal() throws Exception {
Object target = getTarget();
String methodName = getMethodName();
if (target == null || methodName == null) {
throw new NullPointerException(
(target == null ? "target" : "methodName") +
" should not be null");
}
Object[] arguments = getArguments();
if (arguments == null) {
arguments = emptyArray;
}
// Class.forName() won't load classes outside
// of core from a class inside core, so it
// is handled as a special case.
if (target == Class.class && methodName.equals("forName")) {
return ClassFinder.resolveClass((String)arguments[0],
this.loader);
}
// ...
The
com.sun.beans.finder.ClassFinder.resolveClass()
method delegates its
work to its
findClass()
method:
public static Class<?> findClass(String name)
throws ClassNotFoundException {
try {
ClassLoader loader =
Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
if (loader == null) {
loader = ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader();
}
if (loader != null) {
return Class.forName(name, false, loader);
}
} catch (ClassNotFoundException exception) {
// Use current class loader instead
