Class getClassLoader() method in Java with Examples

The getClassLoader() method of java.lang.Class class is used to get the classLoader of this entity. This entity can be a class, an array, an interface, etc. The method returns the classLoader of this entity.
Syntax:

public ClassLoader getClassLoader()

Parameter: This method does not accept any parameter.
Return Value: This method returns the ClassLoader of the entity.
Below programs demonstrate the getClassLoader() method.
Example 1:

Java

// Java program to demonstrate getClassLoader() method

public class Test {
    public static void main(String[] args)
        throws ClassNotFoundException
    {

        // returns the Class object for this class
        Class myClass = Class.forName("Test");

        System.out.println("Class represented by myClass: "
                           + myClass.toString());

        // Get the classLoader of myClass
        // using getClassLoader() method
        System.out.println("ClassLoader of myClass: "
                           + myClass.getClassLoader());
    }
}

Output:

Class represented by myClass: class Test
ClassLoader of myClass: sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader@42a57993

Example 2:

Java

// Java program to demonstrate getClassLoader() method

public class Test {

    class Arr {
    }

    public static void main(String[] args)
        throws ClassNotFoundException
    {
        // returns the Class object for Arr
        Class arrClass = Arr.class;

        // Get the classLoader of arrClass
        // using getClassLoader() method
        System.out.println("ClassLoader of arrClass: "
                           + arrClass.getClassLoader());
    }
}

Output:

ClassLoader of arrClass: sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader@42a57993

Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html#getClassLoader–