Create an object from a stringTag(s): Language
In this HowTo, we instantiate an object from its classname and pass a parameter to the constructor. And then, we are calling a method dynamically.
public class Test { public static void main(String args[]) { try { String name = "java.lang.String"; String methodName = "toLowerCase"; // get String Class Class cl = Class.forName(name); // get the constructor with one parameter java.lang.reflect.Constructor constructor = cl.getConstructor (new Class[] {String.class}); // create an instance Object invoker = constructor.newInstance (new Object[]{"REAL'S HOWTO"}); // the method has no argument Class arguments[] = new Class[] { }; // get the method java.lang.reflect.Method objMethod = cl.getMethod(methodName, arguments); // convert "REAL'S HOWTO" to "real's howto" Object result = objMethod.invoke (invoker, (Object[])arguments); System.out.println(result); } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); } } }
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