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Reflection in Java: 1. Get Class Name of An Object

We can use Java reflection to get information about classes and objects at runtime. Reflection allows examining or modifying the behavior of classes. The Class class provides methods to get metadata like getting the class name of an object, listing declared constructors and methods of a class, and getting the return type of methods. For example, we can use getClass() to get the Class object of an instance and then use methods like getName(), getConstructors(), and getDeclaredMethods() to retrieve information.

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Reflection in Java: 1. Get Class Name of An Object

We can use Java reflection to get information about classes and objects at runtime. Reflection allows examining or modifying the behavior of classes. The Class class provides methods to get metadata like getting the class name of an object, listing declared constructors and methods of a class, and getting the return type of methods. For example, we can use getClass() to get the Class object of an instance and then use methods like getName(), getConstructors(), and getDeclaredMethods() to retrieve information.

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Reflection in Java

Let's say You are working on automation and your client or team lead want you to write the name of the test cases which is getting executed .
Now tell me how will you do that ???

We can achieve this easily using reflection

Basically, Java Reflection is a process of examining or modifying the run time behavior of a class at run time.

The java.lang.Class class provides many methods that can be used to get metadata, examine and change the run time behavior of a class.

The java.lang and java.lang.reflect packages provide classes for java reflection.

Java reflection can be used to get many information at runtime, but we will be looking at getting/fetching below info at runtime:

1. Get Object class name.


2. Get declared constructors of a class.
3. Get declared methods of a class.

1. Get class name of an Object:-

public class ReflectionTest {

public int var1;


private int var2;

public ReflectionTest()
{

}
private ReflectionTest(int i)
{

}
public void m1()
{

}
private void m2()
{

}
}
public class Demo {

public static void main(String[] args) {

ReflectionTest obj = new ReflectionTest();


Class clazz= obj.getClass();

System.out.println("Name of the class of the object-->"+clazz.getName());


for(Constructor c:clazz.getConstructors())
{
System.out.println(c.getName());
}
System.out.println(clazz.getDeclaredConstructors().length);
for(Constructor c:clazz.getDeclaredConstructors())
{
System.out.println(c.getName());
}
}

2. Get list of methods:-

public class Main {

public static void main(String[] args) {


Class aClass = String.class;

// Get the methods


Method[] methods = aClass.getDeclaredMethods();

// Loop through the methods and print out their names


for (Method method : methods) {
System.out.println(method.getName());
}
}
}

3. Get method return types:-


public class A {
public static void main(String[] args) {
A a= new A();
Class clazz=a.getClass();
System.out.println(clazz.getDeclaredMethods());
for(Method m:clazz.getDeclaredMethods())
{
System.out.println(m.getName());
System.out.println(m.getReturnType().getName());
//System.out.println(m.get);
}
}

public void m1()


{

}
}

Similarly we can find/access the declared constructors as well.

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