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Asked: May 11, 20262026-05-11T01:31:18+00:00 2026-05-11T01:31:18+00:00

In Java, can Class.forName ever return null, or will it always throw a ClassNotFoundException

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In Java, can Class.forName ever return null, or will it always throw a ClassNotFoundException or NoClassDefFoundError if the class can’t be located?

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    Java Docs says it will throw ClassNotFoundException if the class cannot be found so I’d say it never returns null.

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