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  package org.apache.commons.io.input;
  
  import java.io.IOException;
  import java.io.InputStream;
  import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
  import java.io.ObjectStreamClass;
  import java.io.StreamCorruptedException;
  
  /**
   * A special ObjectInputStream that loads a class based on a specified
   * <code>ClassLoader</code> rather than the system default.
   * <p>
   * This is useful in dynamic container environments.
   *
   * @author Paul Hammant
   * @version $Id: ClassLoaderObjectInputStream.java 736890 2009-01-23 02:02:22Z niallp $
   * @since Commons IO 1.1
   */
  public class ClassLoaderObjectInputStream extends ObjectInputStream {
  
      /** The class loader to use. */
      private final ClassLoader classLoader;
  
      /**
       * Constructs a new ClassLoaderObjectInputStream.
       *
       * @param classLoader  the ClassLoader from which classes should be loaded
       * @param inputStream  the InputStream to work on
       * @throws IOException in case of an I/O error
       * @throws StreamCorruptedException if the stream is corrupted
       */
      public ClassLoaderObjectInputStream(
              ClassLoader classLoader, InputStream inputStream)
              throws IOException, StreamCorruptedException {
          super(inputStream);
          this.classLoader = classLoader;
      }
  
      /**
       * Resolve a class specified by the descriptor using the
       * specified ClassLoader or the super ClassLoader.
       *
       * @param objectStreamClass  descriptor of the class
       * @return the Class object described by the ObjectStreamClass
       * @throws IOException in case of an I/O error
       * @throws ClassNotFoundException if the Class cannot be found
       */
      @Override
      protected Class<?> resolveClass(ObjectStreamClass objectStreamClass)
              throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
          
          Class<?> clazz = Class.forName(objectStreamClass.getName(), false, classLoader);
  
          if (clazz != null) {
              // the classloader knows of the class
              return clazz;
          } else {
              // classloader knows not of class, let the super classloader do it
              return super.resolveClass(objectStreamClass);
          }
      }
  }
  