code: private Object parseClassParameter(final String serializedObject) {
          Object res = null;
          try {
              res = Class.forName(serializedObject);
          } catch (final ClassNotFoundException e) {
              throw new CoreRuntimeException("Impossible to load class " + serializedObject, e);
          }
          return res;
      }
docs: Parse a class definition by calling Class.forName.
  
  @param serializedObject the full class name
  
  @return the class object