1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/java/src/IceInternal/ProtocolPluginFacadeI.java b/java/src/IceInternal/ProtocolPluginFacadeI.java
index c02c4282c1d..fd9768c451c 100644
--- a/java/src/IceInternal/ProtocolPluginFacadeI.java
+++ b/java/src/IceInternal/ProtocolPluginFacadeI.java
@@ -87,6 +87,15 @@ public class ProtocolPluginFacadeI implements ProtocolPluginFacade
         return _instance.endpointFactoryManager().get(type);
     }
 
+    //
+    // Look up a Java class by name.
+    //
+    public Class<?>
+    findClass(String className)
+    {
+        return _instance.findClass(className);
+    }
+
     private Instance _instance;
     private Ice.Communicator _communicator;
 }