code: public Class<?> getClass(String pName, Class<?> defaultValue) {
          String pValue = _properties.getProperty(pName);
          return parseClass(pName, pValue, defaultValue);
      }
docs: Gets a class property via a string property name.
  
  @param pName        - the property name
  @param defaultValue - the default property value
  @return a {@link Class} property