code: protected Class resolveClass( ObjectStreamClass classDesc )throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException
    {
  
      String cname = classDesc.getName();
      if( cname.startsWith( "[" ) )
      {
        // An array
        Class component;    // component class
        int dcount;      // dimension
        for( dcount = 1; cname.charAt( dcount ) == '['; dcount++ )
        {
          ;
        }
        if( cname.charAt( dcount ) == 'L' )
        {
          component = loader.loadClass( cname.substring( dcount + 1,
                                                         cname.length() - 1 ) );
        }
        else
        {
          if( cname.length() != dcount + 1 )
          {
            throw new ClassNotFoundException( cname );// malformed
          }
          component = primitiveType( cname.charAt( dcount ) );
        }
        int dim[] = new int[dcount];
        for( int i = 0; i < dcount; i++ )
        {
          dim[i] = 0;
        }
        return Array.newInstance( component, dim ).getClass();
      }
      else
      {
  
        return loader.loadClass( cname );
      }
    }
docs: Use the given ClassLoader rather than using the system class