public static Class getClazz(String name) {
        try {
            return getClassObject(name);
        }
        catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
            throw new RuntimeException(
                    "$class: internal error, could not find class '" + name 
                    + "' (Desc.useContextClassLoader: " 
                    + Boolean.toString(useContextClassLoader) + ")", e); 
        }
    }