# Uses of Class
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

Packages that use ClassNotFoundException
Package
Description
java.awt.datatransfer
Provides interfaces and classes for transferring data between and within applications.
java.beans
Contains classes related to developing beans -- components based on the JavaBeans architecture.
java.beans.beancontext
Provides classes and interfaces relating to bean context.
java.io
Provides for system input and output through data streams, serialization and the file system.
java.lang
Provides classes that are fundamental to the design of the Java programming language.
java.lang.instrument
Provides services that allow Java programming language agents to instrument programs running on the Java Virtual Machine (JVM).
java.lang.invoke
The `java.lang.invoke` package provides low-level primitives for interacting with the Java Virtual Machine.
java.net
Provides the classes for implementing networking applications.
java.rmi
Provides the RMI package.
java.rmi.server
Provides classes and interfaces for supporting the server side of RMI.
java.security
Provides the classes and interfaces for the security framework.
javax.crypto
Provides the classes and interfaces for cryptographic operations.
javax.management
Provides the core classes for the Java Management Extensions.
javax.management.loading
Provides the classes which implement advanced dynamic loading.
javax.management.relation
Provides the definition of the Relation Service.
javax.swing
Provides a set of "lightweight" (all-Java language) components that, to the maximum degree possible, work the same on all platforms.
javax.swing.text
Provides classes and interfaces that deal with editable and noneditable text components.
jdk.jshell.execution
Provides implementation support for building JShell execution engines.
org.w3c.dom.bootstrap
Provides a factory for obtaining instances of `DOMImplementation`.
org.xml.sax.helpers
Provides helper classes, including support for bootstrapping SAX-based applications.

## Uses of ClassNotFoundException in java.awt.datatransfer

Methods in java.awt.datatransfer that throw ClassNotFoundException
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`static DataFlavor`
SystemFlavorMap.`decodeDataFlavor(String nat)`
Decodes a `String` native for use as a `DataFlavor`.
`void`
DataFlavor.`readExternal(ObjectInput is)`
Restores this `DataFlavor` from a Serialized state.
`protected static final Class<?>`
DataFlavor.`tryToLoadClass(String className, ClassLoader fallback)`
Tries to load a class from: the bootstrap loader, the system loader, the context loader (if one is present) and finally the loader specified.
Constructors in java.awt.datatransfer that throw ClassNotFoundException
Modifier
Constructor
Description
``
`DataFlavor(String mimeType)`
Constructs a `DataFlavor` from a `mimeType` string.
``
`DataFlavor(String mimeType, String humanPresentableName, ClassLoader classLoader)`
Constructs a `DataFlavor` that represents a `MimeType`.

## Uses of ClassNotFoundException in java.beans

Methods in java.beans that throw ClassNotFoundException
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`static Object`
Beans.`instantiate(ClassLoader cls, String beanName)`
Instantiate a JavaBean.
`static Object`
Beans.`instantiate(ClassLoader cls, String beanName, BeanContext beanContext)`
Instantiate a JavaBean.
`static Object`
Beans.`instantiate(ClassLoader cls, String beanName, BeanContext beanContext, AppletInitializer initializer)`
Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
It is recommended to use `Beans.instantiate(ClassLoader, String, BeanContext)`, because the Applet API is deprecated.

## Uses of ClassNotFoundException in java.beans.beancontext

Methods in java.beans.beancontext that throw ClassNotFoundException
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`protected void`
BeanContextServicesSupport.`bcsPreDeserializationHook(ObjectInputStream ois)`
called from BeanContextSupport readObject before it deserializes the children ...
`protected void`
BeanContextSupport.`bcsPreDeserializationHook(ObjectInputStream ois)`
called by readObject after defaultReadObject() but prior to deserialization of any children.
`protected final void`
BeanContextSupport.`deserialize(ObjectInputStream ois, Collection coll)`
used by readObject to deserialize a collection.
`Object`
BeanContext.`instantiateChild(String beanName)`
Instantiate the javaBean named as a child of this `BeanContext`.
`Object`
BeanContextSupport.`instantiateChild(String beanName)`
The instantiateChild method is a convenience hook in BeanContext to simplify the task of instantiating a Bean, nested, into a `BeanContext`.
`final void`
BeanContextSupport.`readChildren(ObjectInputStream ois)`
When an instance of this class is used as a delegate for the implementation of the BeanContext protocols (and its subprotocols) there exists a 'chicken and egg' problem during deserialization

## Uses of ClassNotFoundException in java.io

Methods in java.io that throw ClassNotFoundException
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`void`
ObjectInputStream.`defaultReadObject()`
Read the non-static and non-transient fields of the current class from this stream.
`abstract Object`
ObjectInputStream.GetField.`get(String name, Object val)`
Get the value of the named Object field from the persistent field.
`protected ObjectStreamClass`
ObjectInputStream.`readClassDescriptor()`
Read a class descriptor from the serialization stream.
`void`
Externalizable.`readExternal(ObjectInput in)`
The object implements the readExternal method to restore its contents by calling the methods of DataInput for primitive types and readObject for objects, strings and arrays.
`ObjectInputStream.GetField`
ObjectInputStream.`readFields()`
Reads the persistent fields from the stream and makes them available by name.
`Object`
ObjectInput.`readObject()`
Read and return an object.
`final Object`
ObjectInputStream.`readObject()`
Read an object from the ObjectInputStream.
`protected Object`
ObjectInputStream.`readObjectOverride()`
This method is called by trusted subclasses of ObjectInputStream that constructed ObjectInputStream using the protected no-arg constructor.
`Object`
ObjectInputStream.`readUnshared()`
Reads an "unshared" object from the ObjectInputStream.
`protected Class<?>`
ObjectInputStream.`resolveClass(ObjectStreamClass desc)`
Load the local class equivalent of the specified stream class description.
`protected Class<?>`
ObjectInputStream.`resolveProxyClass(String[] interfaces)`
Returns a proxy class that implements the interfaces named in a proxy class descriptor; subclasses may implement this method to read custom data from the stream along with the descriptors for dynamic proxy classes, allowing them to use an alternate loading mechanism for the interfaces and the proxy class.

## Uses of ClassNotFoundException in java.lang

Methods in java.lang that throw ClassNotFoundException
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`protected Class<?>`
ClassLoader.`findClass(String name)`
Finds the class with the specified binary name.
`protected final Class<?>`
ClassLoader.`findSystemClass(String name)`
Finds a class with the specified binary name, loading it if necessary.
`static Class<?>`
Class.`forName(String className)`
Returns the `Class` object associated with the class or interface with the given string name.
`static Class<?>`
Class.`forName(String name, boolean initialize, ClassLoader loader)`
Returns the `Class` object associated with the class or interface with the given string name, using the given class loader.
`Class<?>`
ClassLoader.`loadClass(String name)`
Loads the class with the specified binary name.
`protected Class<?>`
ClassLoader.`loadClass(String name, boolean resolve)`
Loads the class with the specified binary name.

## Uses of ClassNotFoundException in java.lang.instrument

Methods in java.lang.instrument that throw ClassNotFoundException
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`void`
Instrumentation.`redefineClasses(ClassDefinition... definitions)`
Redefine the supplied set of classes using the supplied class files.

## Uses of ClassNotFoundException in java.lang.invoke

Methods in java.lang.invoke that throw ClassNotFoundException
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`Class<?>`
MethodHandles.Lookup.`findClass(String targetName)`
Looks up a class by name from the lookup context defined by this `Lookup` object, as if resolved by an `ldc` instruction.

## Uses of ClassNotFoundException in java.net

Methods in java.net that throw ClassNotFoundException
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`protected Class<?>`
URLClassLoader.`findClass(String name)`
Finds and loads the class with the specified name from the URL search path.

## Uses of ClassNotFoundException in java.rmi

Methods in java.rmi that throw ClassNotFoundException
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`T`
MarshalledObject.`get()`
Returns a new copy of the contained marshalledobject.

## Uses of ClassNotFoundException in java.rmi.server

Methods in java.rmi.server that throw ClassNotFoundException
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`Class<?>`
LoaderHandler.`loadClass(String name)`
Deprecated.
no replacement
`Class<?>`
LoaderHandler.`loadClass(URL codebase, String name)`
Deprecated.
no replacement
`static Class<?>`
RMIClassLoader.`loadClass(String name)`
Deprecated.
replaced by `loadClass(String,String)` method
`static Class<?>`
RMIClassLoader.`loadClass(String codebase, String name)`
Loads a class from a codebase URL path.
`static Class<?>`
RMIClassLoader.`loadClass(String codebase, String name, ClassLoader defaultLoader)`
Loads a class from a codebase URL path, optionally using the supplied loader.
`static Class<?>`
RMIClassLoader.`loadClass(URL codebase, String name)`
Loads a class from a codebase URL.
`abstract Class<?>`
RMIClassLoaderSpi.`loadClass(String codebase, String name, ClassLoader defaultLoader)`
Provides the implementation for `RMIClassLoader.loadClass(URL,String)`, `RMIClassLoader.loadClass(String,String)`, and `RMIClassLoader.loadClass(String,String,ClassLoader)`.
`static Class<?>`
RMIClassLoader.`loadProxyClass(String codebase, String[] interfaces, ClassLoader defaultLoader)`
Loads a dynamic proxy class (see `Proxy`) that implements a set of interfaces with the given names from a codebase URL path.
`abstract Class<?>`
RMIClassLoaderSpi.`loadProxyClass(String codebase, String[] interfaces, ClassLoader defaultLoader)`
Provides the implementation for `RMIClassLoader.loadProxyClass(String,String[],ClassLoader)`.

## Uses of ClassNotFoundException in java.security

Methods in java.security that throw ClassNotFoundException
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`Object`
SignedObject.`getObject()`
Retrieves the encapsulated object.

## Uses of ClassNotFoundException in javax.crypto

Methods in javax.crypto that throw ClassNotFoundException
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`final Object`
SealedObject.`getObject(Key key)`
Retrieves the original (encapsulated) object.
`final Object`
SealedObject.`getObject(Key key, String provider)`
Retrieves the original (encapsulated) object.
`final Object`
SealedObject.`getObject(Cipher c)`
Retrieves the original (encapsulated) object.

## Uses of ClassNotFoundException in javax.management

Methods in javax.management that throw ClassNotFoundException
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`static Class<?>`
DefaultLoaderRepository.`loadClass(String className)`
Deprecated.
Go through the list of class loaders and try to load the requested class.
`static Class<?>`
DefaultLoaderRepository.`loadClassWithout(ClassLoader loader, String className)`
Deprecated.
Go through the list of class loaders but exclude the given class loader, then try to load the requested class.

## Uses of ClassNotFoundException in javax.management.loading

Methods in javax.management.loading that throw ClassNotFoundException
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`protected Class<?>`
MLet.`findClass(String name)`
Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
This is the main method for class loaders that is being redefined.
`Class<?>`
ClassLoaderRepository.`loadClass(String className)`
Load the given class name through the list of class loaders.
`static Class<?>`
DefaultLoaderRepository.`loadClass(String className)`
Deprecated.
Go through the list of class loaders and try to load the requested class.
`Class<?>`
MLet.`loadClass(String name, ClassLoaderRepository clr)`
Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
Load a class, using the given `ClassLoaderRepository` if the class is not found in this MLet's URLs.
`Class<?>`
ClassLoaderRepository.`loadClassBefore(ClassLoader stop, String className)`
Load the given class name through the list of class loaders, stopping at the given one.
`Class<?>`
ClassLoaderRepository.`loadClassWithout(ClassLoader exclude, String className)`
Load the given class name through the list of class loaders, excluding the given one.
`static Class<?>`
DefaultLoaderRepository.`loadClassWithout(ClassLoader loader, String className)`
Deprecated.
Go through the list of class loaders but exclude the given class loader, then try to load the requested class.
`void`
MLet.`readExternal(ObjectInput in)`
Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
Restore this MLet's contents from the given `ObjectInput`.

## Uses of ClassNotFoundException in javax.management.relation

Constructors in javax.management.relation that throw ClassNotFoundException
Modifier
Constructor
Description
``
`RoleInfo(String roleName, String mbeanClassName)`
Constructor.
``
`RoleInfo(String roleName, String mbeanClassName, boolean read, boolean write)`
Constructor.
``
`RoleInfo(String roleName, String mbeanClassName, boolean read, boolean write, int min, int max, String descr)`
Constructor.

## Uses of ClassNotFoundException in javax.swing

Methods in javax.swing that throw ClassNotFoundException
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`static void`
UIManager.`setLookAndFeel(String className)`
Loads the `LookAndFeel` specified by the given class name, using the current thread's context class loader, and passes it to `setLookAndFeel(LookAndFeel)`.

## Uses of ClassNotFoundException in javax.swing.text

Methods in javax.swing.text that throw ClassNotFoundException
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`void`
StyleContext.`readAttributes(ObjectInputStream in, MutableAttributeSet a)`
Context-specific handling of reading in attributes
`static void`
StyleContext.`readAttributeSet(ObjectInputStream in, MutableAttributeSet a)`
Reads a set of attributes from the given object input stream that have been previously written out with `writeAttributeSet`.

## Uses of ClassNotFoundException in jdk.jshell.execution

Methods in jdk.jshell.execution that throw ClassNotFoundException
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`protected Class<?>`
DirectExecutionControl.`findClass(String name)`
Finds the class with the specified binary name.
`Class<?>`
LoaderDelegate.`findClass(String name)`
Finds the class with the specified binary name.

## Uses of ClassNotFoundException in org.w3c.dom.bootstrap

Methods in org.w3c.dom.bootstrap that throw ClassNotFoundException
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`static DOMImplementationRegistry`
DOMImplementationRegistry.`newInstance()`
Obtain a new instance of a `DOMImplementationRegistry`.

## Uses of ClassNotFoundException in org.xml.sax.helpers

Methods in org.xml.sax.helpers that throw ClassNotFoundException
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`static Parser`
ParserFactory.`makeParser()`
Deprecated.
Create a new SAX parser using the `org.xml.sax.parser' system property.
`static Parser`
ParserFactory.`makeParser(String className)`
Deprecated.
Create a new SAX parser object using the class name provided.