does Class Exist : ClassLoader « Reflection « Java

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does Class Exist

   

public class Main {
  public static boolean doesClassExist(String name) {
    try {
      Class c = Class.forName(name);
      if (c != null)
        return true;
    } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
      // Class not found
    } catch (Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
    return false;
  }

}










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