What purpose does Class.forName() serve if you don't use the return value?
classloader, java, jdbc
Solution
It performs a static loading of that class. So anything in the `static { }` block, will run.
Problem
I've seen this line in a sample application for using a commercial JDBC driver: ``` Class.forName("name.of.a.jcdb.driver") ``` The return value is not used. What purpose does this line serve?