FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.8.0_51"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_51-b16)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.51-b03, mixed mode)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Windows 7 64-bit

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
The documentation for method "forName" from java.lang.Class states the method will throw ClassNotFoundException if the class cannot be located.
However, under Windows with a case-insensitive filesystem, the method may also throw the undocumented NoClassDefFoundError, in case the supplied classname differs only by case from an existing class.
This is annoying, as NoClassDefFoundError is an Error and therefore unlikely to be caught by anyone using Class.forName as documented.

See the attached TestCase!

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Execute the attached testclass.



EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
A ClassNotFoundException should be thrown.
ACTUAL -
A NoClassDefFoundError is being thrown.

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: mcnepp/testclassloading (wrong
        at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method)
        at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:760)
        at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:142)
        at java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(URLClassLoader.java:467)
        at java.net.URLClassLoader.access$100(URLClassLoader.java:73)
        at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:368)
        at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:362)
        at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
        at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:361)
        at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:424)
        at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:331)
        at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:357)
        at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
        at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:264)
        at mcnepp.TestClassLoading.main(TestClassLoading.java:6)

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

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public class TestClassLoading {

public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
Class.forName(TestClassLoading.class.getName().toLowerCase());
}
}

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