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diff --git a/src/main/java/org/junit/internal/Classes.java b/src/main/java/org/junit/internal/Classes.java
index 154603d..e8404f6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/junit/internal/Classes.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/junit/internal/Classes.java
@@ -6,13 +6,39 @@ import static java.lang.Thread.currentThread;
* Miscellaneous functions dealing with classes.
*/
public class Classes {
+
+ /**
+ * Do not instantiate.
+ * @deprecated will be private soon.
+ */
+ @Deprecated
+ public Classes() {
+ }
+
/**
* Returns Class.forName for {@code className} using the current thread's class loader.
+ * If the current thread does not have a class loader, falls back to the class loader for
+ * {@link Classes}.
*
* @param className Name of the class.
* @throws ClassNotFoundException
*/
public static Class<?> getClass(String className) throws ClassNotFoundException {
- return Class.forName(className, true, currentThread().getContextClassLoader());
+ return getClass(className, Classes.class);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Returns Class.forName for {@code className} using the current thread's class loader.
+ * If the current thread does not have a class loader, falls back to the class loader for the
+ * passed-in class.
+ *
+ * @param className Name of the class.
+ * @param callingClass Class that is requesting a the class
+ * @throws ClassNotFoundException
+ * @since 4.13
+ */
+ public static Class<?> getClass(String className, Class<?> callingClass) throws ClassNotFoundException {
+ ClassLoader classLoader = currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
+ return Class.forName(className, true, classLoader == null ? callingClass.getClassLoader() : classLoader);
}
}