Java Class forName forName(String[] classNames)

Description

Returns an array of Class objects associated with the class or interface with the given names.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
classNames	A list of class or interface names.

Exception

Parameter	Description
ClassNotFoundException	If a class with the given name cannot be found.

Return

A list of Class objects associated with the given names.

Declaration

public static Class[] forName(String[] classNames) throws ClassNotFoundException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//ww  w.j  a v a 2  s. c  o m
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 *
 * Copyright (c) 2015 Lachlan Dowding
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 * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
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 * SOFTWARE.
 */

public class Main {
    /**
     * Returns an array of Class objects associated with the class or interface with the given names.
     *
     * @param classNames A list of class or interface names.
     * @return A list of Class objects associated with the given names.
     * @throws ClassNotFoundException If a class with the given name cannot be found.
     */
    public static Class[] forName(String[] classNames) throws ClassNotFoundException {
        if (classNames == null)
            return null;

        Class[] classes = new Class[classNames.length];

        for (int i = 0; i < classNames.length; i++) {
            if (classNames[i] != null) {
                classes[i] = Class.forName(classNames[i]);
            }
        }

        return classes;
    }
}

Related

1. forName(String name)
2. forName(String name)
3. forName(String name, Class caller)
4. forName(String origClassName)
5. forName(String type, Class cast)
6. forNameElseNull(final String fullName)
7. forNameNoException(String className)
8. forNameOrNull(String className)
9. forNames(String[] classNames)