Java Performance Tuning, 2nd Edition
by Jack Shirazi

The following corrections were made to the 10/03 reprint:

Here's a key to the markup:
	[page-number]: serious technical mistake
	{page-number}: minor technical mistake
	<page-number>: important language/formatting problem
	(page-number): language change or minor formatting problem



(192)
Existing code line:
public static final Class FOO_BAR_CLASSNAME = Class.forName("foo.bar.ClassName");

NOW READS:
public static final Class FOO_BAR_CLASSNAME = foo.bar.ClassName.class;



Text below that (pp. 192-193): 
Existing paragraph:
Note that foo.bar.ClassName.class is a valid construct to refer to the
foo.bar.ClassName class object. However, the compiler generates a static
method that calls Class.forName( ) and replaces the
foo.bar.ClassName.class construct with a call to that static method. So
it is better to use the FOO_BAR_CLASSNAME static variable as suggested,
rather than:


NOW READS:
Note that foo.bar.ClassName.class is a valid construct to refer to the
foo.bar.ClassName class object. However, the compiler generates a static
method that calls Class.forName( ) and replaces the
foo.bar.ClassName.class construct with a call to that static method. So
if the contruct will be accessed more than once, it is better
to use the FOO_BAR_CLASSNAME static variable as suggested, rather than: