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package permafrost.tundra.lang;

public class ClassHelper {
    /**
     * Disallow instantiation of this class.
     */
    private ClassHelper() {}

    /**
     * Returns an array of Class objects associated with the class or interface with the given names.
     * @param classNames A list of class or interface names.
     * @return           A list of Class objects associated with the given names.
     * @throws ClassNotFoundException If a class with the given name cannot be found.
     */
    public static Class[] forName(String[] classNames) throws ClassNotFoundException {
        if (classNames == null) return null;

        Class[] classes = new Class[classNames.length];

        for (int i = 0; i < classNames.length; i++) {
            if (classNames[i] != null) {
                classes[i] = Class.forName(classNames[i]);
            }
        }

        return classes;
    }

}

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