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public static <T> T invoke(Object object, String methodName, Class<T> returnType, Object... parameters) throws NoSuchMethodException, SecurityException, IllegalAccessException, IllegalArgumentException, InvocationTargetException
//package com.java2s; /*//from w w w .j av a2s . c o m * Copyright 2016 Google Inc. * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException; import java.lang.reflect.Method; public class Main { /** Invoke a method. */ public static <T> T invoke(Object object, String methodName, Class<T> returnType, Object... parameters) throws NoSuchMethodException, SecurityException, IllegalAccessException, IllegalArgumentException, InvocationTargetException { Class<?>[] parameterTypes = new Class<?>[parameters.length]; for (int i = 0; i < parameters.length; i++) { parameterTypes[i] = parameters[i] == null ? Object.class : parameters[i].getClass(); } Method method = object.getClass().getDeclaredMethod(methodName, parameterTypes); method.setAccessible(true); return returnType.cast(method.invoke(object, parameters)); } }