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package org.biojava.utils;

/**
 * Utility methods for manipulating class objects and resources.
 *
 * @author Thomas Down
 * @since 1.4
 */

public class ClassTools {
    private ClassTools() {
    }
    
    /**
     * Get the classloader which loaded the class of <code>obj</code>.
     */
    
    public static ClassLoader getClassLoader(Object obj) {
        return getClassLoader(obj.getClass());
    }
    
    /**
     * Get the classloader which loaded <code>clazz</code>.  This is
     * a "safe" method which handles <code>null</code> classloaders
     * and returns the system classloader instead.
     */
    
    public static ClassLoader getClassLoader(Class clazz) {
        ClassLoader cl = clazz.getClassLoader();
        if (cl == null) {
            cl = ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader();
        }
        return cl;
    }
}