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    /**
     * Finds the class with the specified <a href="#name">binary name</a>.
     * This method should be overridden by class loader implementations that
     * follow the delegation model for loading classes, and will be invoked by
     * the {@link #loadClass <tt>loadClass</tt>} method after checking the
     * parent class loader for the requested class.  The default implementation
     * throws a <tt>ClassNotFoundException</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 could not be found
     *
     * @since  1.2
     */
    protected Class<?> findClass(String name) throws ClassNotFoundException {
        throw new ClassNotFoundException(name);
    }