/**
* Returns the XPClass object associated with the class with the given
* string name. Uses the default classloader if none is specified.
*
* @param string name - e.g. "Exception", "io.File" or "lang.XPClass"
* @param lang.IClassLoader classloader default NULL
* @return lang.XPClass class object
* @throws lang.ClassNotFoundException when there is no such class
*/
public static function forName($name, IClassLoader $classloader = null) : self
{
$p = strpos($name, '\\');
if (false === $p) {
// No backslashes, using dotted form
$resolved = strtr($name, '.', '\\');
} else {
// Name literal
$resolved = 0 === $p ? substr($name, 1) : $name;
$name = strtr($resolved, '\\', '.');
}
if (class_exists($resolved, false) || interface_exists($resolved, false) || trait_exists($resolved, false)) {
return new self($resolved);
} else {
if (null === $classloader) {
return ClassLoader::getDefault()->loadClass($name);
} else {
return $classloader->loadClass($name);
}
}
}
