Class.forName(className);

This method is used in Java to load and initialize a class dynamically during runtime. It takes a string parameter, which is the fully qualified name of the class (including the package name) that needs to be loaded.

The Class.forName() method loads the specified class and returns a Class object that can be used to create instances of the class or to access its static members. If the class is not found, it throws a ClassNotFoundException.

This method is commonly used in database programming to load the JDBC driver, which is a class provided by the database vendor that implements the JDBC API. By using Class.forName() to load the driver class, the application can work with any database that provides a JDBC driver, without having to hard-code the driver class name in the code.