class ClassUtils {

    public static ClassLoader getClassLoader(Class<?> clazz) {
        ClassLoader cl = null;
        try {
            cl = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
        } catch (Throwable ex) {
            // Cannot access thread context ClassLoader - falling back to system class loader...
        }
        if (cl == null) {
            // No thread context class loader -> use class loader of this class.
            cl = clazz.getClassLoader();
            if (cl == null) {
                // getClassLoader() returning null indicates the bootstrap ClassLoader
                try {
                    cl = ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader();
                } catch (Throwable ex) {
                    // Cannot access system ClassLoader - oh well, maybe the caller can live with null...
                }
            }
        }

        return cl;
    }

}