code: public boolean isInElementSet(Set<String> skipList, Class<?> excClass) throws ClassNotFoundException {
  		//String mName = "isInElementSet(Set<String> skipList, Class<?> excClass)";
  		boolean retVal = false;
  		ClassLoader tccl = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
  		for(String value : skipList) {
  			Class<?> clazz = tccl.loadClass(value);
  			if(clazz.isAssignableFrom(excClass)) {
  				retVal = true;
  				break;
  			}
  		}
  		return retVal;
  	}
docs: Determines if the given exception is a subclass of an element
  @param skipList - Set of elements
  @param excClass - The thrown exception
  @return True or False if skipList contains an element that is a superclass of the thrown exception
  @throws ClassNotFoundException