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1.3.0

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resolve-class

clojure.reflect

(resolve-class this name)

Given a class name, return that typeref's class bytes as an InputStream.

© Rich Hickey. All rights reserved. Eclipse Public License 1.0

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```
;;Check if class c exists on the classpath
(use '[clojure.reflect :only [resolve-class]])

(defn class-exists? [c] 
  (resolve-class (.getContextClassLoader (Thread/currentThread)) c))

user=> (class-exists? 'org.joda.time.DateTime) 
nil
```
;;Check if class c exists on the classpath (use '[clojure.reflect :only [resolve-class]]) (defn class-exists? [c] (resolve-class (.getContextClassLoader (Thread/currentThread)) c)) user=> (class-exists? 'org.joda.time.DateTime) nil

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