在JVM中，类装载器把一个类装入JVM中，需要 装载、链接和初始化 三个步骤：
1.装载：
加载.class字节码文件，将.class的静态存储结构转化为方法区的运行时数据结构，生成Class对象；
2.链接：
校验：检查Class对象二进制数据的正确性，并保证JVM的安全；
准备：给类的静态变量分配并初始化存储空间，并设置类变量初始值；
解析：将常量池内的符号引用转成直接引用。
3.初始化：
激活类的静态变量的初始化Java代码和静态Java代码块，即类执行构造器<clini>()方法的过程。
4.Class.forName
Class.forName(String name)方法，其实调用的方法是Class.forName(String name, boolean initialize, ClassLoader loader)，Class.forName(className)装载的Class已经被实例化, initialize=true表示加载Class后执行初始化 。
其中：forName0方法为C++编写的native方法。
源码：
/**
* Returns the {@code Class} object associated with the class or
* interface with the given string name. Invoking this method is
* equivalent to:
*
* <blockquote>
* {@code Class.forName(className, true, currentLoader)}
* </blockquote>
*
* where {@code currentLoader} denotes the defining class loader of
* the current class.
*
* <p> For example, the following code fragment returns the
* runtime {@code Class} descriptor for the class named
* {@code java.lang.Thread}:
*
* <blockquote>
* {@code Class t = Class.forName("java.lang.Thread")}
* </blockquote>
* <p>
* A call to {@code forName("X")} causes the class named
* {@code X} to be initialized.
*
* @param className the fully qualified name of the desired class.
* @return the {@code Class} object for the class with the
* specified name.
* @exception LinkageError if the linkage fails
* @exception ExceptionInInitializerError if the initialization provoked
* by this method fails
* @exception ClassNotFoundException if the class cannot be located
*/
@CallerSensitive
public static Class<?> forName(String className)
throws ClassNotFoundException {
Class<?> caller = Reflection.getCallerClass();
return forName0(className, true, ClassLoader.getClassLoader(caller), caller);
}
/**
* Returns the {@code Class} object associated with the class or
* interface with the given string name, using the given class loader.
* Given the fully qualified name for a class or interface (in the same
* format returned by {@code getName}) this method attempts to
* locate, load, and link the class or interface. The specified class
* loader is used to load the class or interface. If the parameter
* {@code loader} is null, the class is loaded through the bootstrap
* class loader. The class is initialized only if the
* {@code initialize} parameter is {@code true} and if it has
* not been initialized earlier.
*
* <p> If {@code name} denotes a primitive type or void, an attempt
* will be made to locate a user-defined class in the unnamed package whose
* name is {@code name}. Therefore, this method cannot be used to
* obtain any of the {@code Class} objects representing primitive
* types or void.
*
* <p> If {@code name} denotes an array class, the component type of
* the array class is loaded but not initialized.
*
* <p> For example, in an instance method the expression:
*
* <blockquote>
* {@code Class.forName("Foo")}
* </blockquote>
*
* is equivalent to:
*
* <blockquote>
* {@code Class.forName("Foo", true, this.getClass().getClassLoader())}
* </blockquote>
*
* Note that this method throws errors related to loading, linking or
* initializing as specified in Sections 12.2, 12.3 and 12.4 of <em>The
* Java Language Specification</em>.
* Note that this method does not check whether the requested class
* is accessible to its caller.
*
* <p> If the {@code loader} is {@code null}, and a security
* manager is present, and the caller's class loader is not null, then this
* method calls the security manager's {@code checkPermission} method
* with a {@code RuntimePermission("getClassLoader")} permission to
* ensure it's ok to access the bootstrap class loader.
*
* @param name fully qualified name of the desired class
* @param initialize if {@code true} the class will be initialized.
* See Section 12.4 of <em>The Java Language Specification</em>.
* @param loader class loader from which the class must be loaded
* @return class object representing the desired class
*
* @exception LinkageError if the linkage fails
* @exception ExceptionInInitializerError if the initialization provoked
* by this method fails
* @exception ClassNotFoundException if the class cannot be located by
* the specified class loader
*
* @see java.lang.Class#forName(String)
* @see java.lang.ClassLoader
* @since 1.2
*/
@CallerSensitive
public static Class<?> forName(String name, boolean initialize,
ClassLoader loader)
throws ClassNotFoundException
{
Class<?> caller = null;
SecurityManager sm = System.getSecurityManager();
if (sm != null) {
// Reflective call to get caller class is only needed if a security manager
// is present. Avoid the overhead of making this call otherwise.
caller = Reflection.getCallerClass();
if (sun.misc.VM.isSystemDomainLoader(loader)) {
ClassLoader ccl = ClassLoader.getClassLoader(caller);
if (!sun.misc.VM.isSystemDomainLoader(ccl)) {
sm.checkPermission(
SecurityConstants.GET_CLASSLOADER_PERMISSION);
}
}
}
return forName0(name, initialize, loader, caller);
}
5.ClassLoader.loadClass
ClassLoader.loadClass(String name)方法，其实他调用的方法是ClassLoader.loadClass((String name, boolean resolve)，resolve=false表示被装载后不进行链接。
源码：
// -- Class --
/**
* Loads the class with the specified <a href="#name">binary name</a>.
* This method searches for classes in the same manner as the {@link
* #loadClass(String, boolean)} method. It is invoked by the Java virtual
* machine to resolve class references. Invoking this method is equivalent
* to invoking {@link #loadClass(String, boolean) <tt>loadClass(name,
* false)</tt>}.
*
* @param name
* The <a href="#name">binary name</a> of the class
*
* @return The resulting <tt>Class</tt> object
*
* @throws ClassNotFoundException
* If the class was not found
*/
public Class<?> loadClass(String name) throws ClassNotFoundException {
return loadClass(name, false);
}
/**
* Loads the class with the specified <a href="#name">binary name</a>. The
* default implementation of this method searches for classes in the
* following order:
*
* <ol>
*
* <li><p> Invoke {@link #findLoadedClass(String)} to check if the class
* has already been loaded. </p></li>
*
* <li><p> Invoke the {@link #loadClass(String) <tt>loadClass</tt>} method
* on the parent class loader. If the parent is <tt>null</tt> the class
* loader built-in to the virtual machine is used, instead. </p></li>
*
* <li><p> Invoke the {@link #findClass(String)} method to find the
* class. </p></li>
*
* </ol>
*
* <p> If the class was found using the above steps, and the
* <tt>resolve</tt> flag is true, this method will then invoke the {@link
* #resolveClass(Class)} method on the resulting <tt>Class</tt> object.
*
* <p> Subclasses of <tt>ClassLoader</tt> are encouraged to override {@link
* #findClass(String)}, rather than this method. </p>
*
* <p> Unless overridden, this method synchronizes on the result of
* {@link #getClassLoadingLock <tt>getClassLoadingLock</tt>} method
* during the entire class loading process.
*
* @param name
* The <a href="#name">binary name</a> of the class
*
* @param resolve
* If <tt>true</tt> then resolve the class
*
* @return The resulting <tt>Class</tt> object
*
* @throws ClassNotFoundException
* If the class could not be found
*/
protected Class<?> loadClass(String name, boolean resolve)
throws ClassNotFoundException
{
synchronized (getClassLoadingLock(name)) {
// First, check if the class has already been loaded
Class<?> c = findLoadedClass(name);
if (c == null) {
long t0 = System.nanoTime();
try {
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
}
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();
}
}
if (resolve) {
resolveClass(c);
}
return c;
}
}
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