junit-team/junit5 · error · JUnitException

Failed to load class with name '${binaryName}'.

Error message

Failed to load class with name '${binaryName}'.

What it means

Error "Failed to load class with name '${binaryName}'." thrown in junit-team/junit5.

Source

Thrown at junit-platform-commons/src/main/java/org/junit/platform/commons/util/ModuleUtils.java:283

					// @formatter:on
				}
			}
			catch (IOException e) {
				throw new JUnitException("Failed to read contents of " + reference + ".", e);
			}
		}

		/**
		 * Load class by its binary name.
		 *
		 * @see ClassLoader#loadClass(String)
		 */
		private Class<?> loadClassUnchecked(String binaryName) {
			try {
				return classLoader.loadClass(binaryName);
			}
			catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
				throw new JUnitException("Failed to load class with name '" + binaryName + "'.", e);
			}
		}

	}

	/**
	 * {@link ModuleReference} resource class scanner.
	 *
	 * @since 1.11
	 */
	static class ModuleReferenceResourceScanner {

		private final ResourceFilter resourceFilter;
		private final ClassLoader classLoader;

		ModuleReferenceResourceScanner(ResourceFilter resourceFilter, ClassLoader classLoader) {
			this.resourceFilter = resourceFilter;
			this.classLoader = classLoader;

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at junit-platform-commons/src/main/java/org/junit/platform/commons/util/ModuleUtils.java:283 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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