关于类加载的loadClass()方法的讲解

1.关于类加载的loadClass()方法的讲解

loadClass()方法是ClassLoader类中的一个方法

loadClass()方法源码：

protected Class<?> loadClass(String name, boolean resolve)
        throws ClassNotFoundException
    {
        synchronized (getClassLoadingLock(name)) {
            // First, check if the class has already been loaded
            /*第一先判断这个类有没有被加载过
             如果加载过，返回该类的Class<?>对象
             没有加载过返回 null          
            */
            Class<?> c = findLoadedClass(name);
            //如果这个类没有加载过
            if (c == null) {
                long t0 = System.nanoTime();
                try {
                	//先看父类加载器可不可以加载，parent == null代表着使用根类加载器加载
                    if (parent != null) {
                        c = parent.loadClass(name, false);
                    } else {
                        c = findBootstrapClassOrNull(name);
                    }
                } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
                    // ClassNotFoundException thrown if class not found
                    // from the non-null parent class loader
                }
				//如果父类加载器加载不了，再用本类加载器加载
                if (c == null) {
                    // If still not found, then invoke findClass in order
                    // to find the class.
                    long t1 = System.nanoTime();
                    c = findClass(name);

                    // this is the defining class loader; record the stats
                    sun.misc.PerfCounter.getParentDelegationTime().addTime(t1 - t0);
                    sun.misc.PerfCounter.getFindClassTime().addElapsedTimeFrom(t1);
                    sun.misc.PerfCounter.getFindClasses().increment();
                }
            }
            //resolve为true进行类加载链接操作，反之不进行
            if (resolve) {
                resolveClass(c);
            }
            return c;
        }
    }

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