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    private ClassLoader(Void unused, ClassLoader parent) {
        this.parent = parent;
        if (ParallelLoaders.isRegistered(this.getClass())) {
            parallelLockMap = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
            package2certs = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
            assertionLock = new Object();
        } else {
            // no finer-grained lock; lock on the classloader instance
            parallelLockMap = null;
            package2certs = new Hashtable<>();
            assertionLock = this;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new class loader using the specified parent class loader for
     * delegation.
     *
     * <p> If there is a security manager, its {@link
     * SecurityManager#checkCreateClassLoader()
     * <tt>checkCreateClassLoader</tt>} method is invoked.  This may result in
     * a security exception.  </p>
     *
     * @param  parent
     *         The parent class loader
     *
     * @throws  SecurityException
     *          If a security manager exists and its
     *          <tt>checkCreateClassLoader</tt> method doesn't allow creation
     *          of a new class loader.
     *
     * @since  1.2
     */
    protected ClassLoader(ClassLoader parent) {
        this(checkCreateClassLoader(), parent);
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new class loader using the <tt>ClassLoader</tt> returned by
     * the method {@link #getSystemClassLoader()
     * <tt>getSystemClassLoader()</tt>} as the parent class loader.
     *
     * <p> If there is a security manager, its {@link
     * SecurityManager#checkCreateClassLoader()
     * <tt>checkCreateClassLoader</tt>} method is invoked.  This may result in
     * a security exception.  </p>
     *
     * @throws  SecurityException
     *          If a security manager exists and its
     *          <tt>checkCreateClassLoader</tt> method doesn't allow creation
     *          of a new class loader.
     */
    protected ClassLoader() {
        this(checkCreateClassLoader(), getSystemClassLoader());
    }