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+++ b/test/compiler/jsr292/methodHandleExceptions/ByteClassLoader.java	Fri Sep 27 13:36:25 2013 -0400
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ *
+ */
+
+/**
+ * A minimal classloader for loading bytecodes that could not result from
+ * properly compiled Java.
+ *
+ * @author dr2chase
+ */
+public class ByteClassLoader extends ClassLoader {
+    /**
+     * (pre)load class name using classData for the definition.
+     *
+     * @param name
+     * @param classData
+     * @return
+     */
+    public Class<?> loadBytes(String name, byte[] classData) {
+         Class<?> clazz = defineClass(name, classData, 0, classData.length);
+                     resolveClass(clazz);
+         return clazz;
+    }
+}