code: Class classForName(String name) throws ClassNotFoundException {
  
          if (name == null) {
              return Class.forName(name);
          }
  
          return Class.forName(name);
      }
docs: Retrieves the <code>Class</code> object specified by the
  <code>name</code> argument, using, if possible, the
  classLoader attribute of the database. <p>
  
  @param name the fully qualified name of the <code>Class</code>
  object to retrieve.
  @throws ClassNotFoundException if the specified class object
  cannot be found in the context of this name space
  @return the <code>Class</code> object specified by the
  <code>name</code> argument