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<dt>Parameters:</dt>
<dd><code>className</code> - fully qualified class name of the class for which a Class instance needs to be created</dd>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>the Class object for the class with the given name.</dd>
<dt>Throws:</dt>
<dd><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/21/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/IllegalStateException.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">IllegalStateException</a></code> - if the class cannot be found.</dd>
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