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diff --git a/src/main/scala/firrtl/util/ClassUtils.scala b/src/main/scala/firrtl/util/ClassUtils.scala
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+package firrtl.util
+
+object ClassUtils {
+  /** Determine if a named class is loaded.
+    *
+    * @param name - name of the class: "foo.bar" or "org.foo.bar"
+    * @return true if the class has been loaded (is accessible), false otherwise.
+    */
+  def isClassLoaded(name: String): Boolean = {
+    val found = try {
+      Class.forName(name, false, getClass.getClassLoader) != null
+    } catch {
+      case e: ClassNotFoundException => false
+      case x: Throwable => throw x
+    }
+//    println(s"isClassLoaded: %s $name".format(if (found) "found" else "didn't find"))
+    found
+  }
+}