code: public static Class getClass(String name) throws ClassNotFoundException
      {
          try
          {
              return Class.forName(name);
          }
          catch (ClassNotFoundException ex)
          {
              throw new ClassNotFoundException(name);
          }
      }
docs: Retrieves the class object for the class with the given name.
  
  @param name The class name
  @return The class object
  @throws ClassNotFoundException If the class is not on the classpath (the exception message contains the class name)