– Java Reflection process is used to examine or modifying the behaviour of a class at run time.
– Main class of which is used in reflection is java.lang.Class.
– It provides methods like static method forName(), getClass(), and using .class syntex of the class.
Using Class.forName():
Class AnyClass { } Class Demo { main(String[] args){ Class c = Class.forName(“AnyClass”); S.o.p(c.getClass()); } }
Output: AnyClass
Using getClass() method:
Class AnyClass { } Class Demo { Void show(Object obj){ Class c = obj.getClass(); S.O.P(c.getName()); } main(String[] args){ AnyClass anyClass = new AnyClass(); Demo demo = new Demo(); demo.show(anyClass); } }
Output: AnyClass
Using .class syntax:
Class Demo { main(String[] args){ Class c = boolean.class; S.o.p(c.getClass()); } }
Output: boolean