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 # loadClass

 Last update: 16.07.2025 

public [loadClass](load-class.md)(name: [String](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html)): [Class](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html)

Loads a local class first, if that fails continue with the ClassLoader.loadClass() parent delegation.

#### Return

The resulting `Class` object

#### Parameters

nameThe [binary name](#name) of the class#### Throws

[ClassNotFoundException](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/ClassNotFoundException.html)If the class was not found