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package org.apache.wicket.application;

/**
 * Resolves a class by using the classloader that loaded this class.
 * 
 * @see org.apache.wicket.settings.IApplicationSettings#getClassResolver()
 * 
 * @author Juergen Donnerstag
 * @author Jonathan Locke
 */
public final class DefaultClassResolver extends AbstractClassResolver
{

	/**
	 * {@inheritDoc}
	 * 
	 * @return the current {@link Thread}s context {@link ClassLoader} if it is set, or the
	 *         {@link ClassLoader} that was used to load this class.
	 */
	@Override
	public ClassLoader getClassLoader()
	{
		ClassLoader loader = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
		if (loader == null)
		{
			loader = DefaultClassResolver.class.getClassLoader();
		}
		return loader;
	}
}
