The Java Developers Almanac 1.4


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e59. Getting a Class Object

There are three ways to retrieve a Class object.
    // By way of an object
    Class cls = object.getClass();
    
    // By way of a string
    try {
        cls = Class.forName("java.lang.String");
    } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
    }
    
    // By way of .class
    cls = java.lang.String.class;

 Related Examples
e60. Getting the Name of a Class Object
e61. Determining If a Class Object Represents a Class or Interface
e62. Getting the Superclass of an Object
e63. Getting the Superclass of a Class Object
e64. Listing the Interfaces That a Class Implements
e65. Listing the Interfaces That an Interface Extends
e66. Getting the Package of a Class
e67. Determining from Where a Class Was Loaded
e68. Loading a Class That Is Not on the Classpath
e69. Dynamically Reloading a Modified Class

See also: Arrays    Assertions    Commands    Numbers    Objects    Strings    System Properties    Threads   


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