Java Class.forName(String className)
Syntax
Class.forName(String className) has the following syntax.
public static Class <?> forName(String className) throws ClassNotFoundException
Example
In the following code shows how to use Class.forName(String className) method.
public class Main {
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public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
// returns the Class object for the class with the specified name
Class cls = Class.forName("java.lang.ClassLoader");
// returns the name and package of the class
System.out.println("Class found = " + cls.getName());
System.out.println("Package = " + cls.getPackage());
}
}
The code above generates the following result.
