code: private static Class<?> lookupClass(String elementName) {
  
          Class<?> clazz = null;
          try {
              clazz = ClassLoaderUtils.getClassLoader().loadClass(elementName);
          } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
              return null;
          }
  
          return clazz;
      }
docs: Helper method that given a class-name will create the appropriate Class instance
  @param elementName The class name
  @return Instance of Class