Get method by name and parameter with reflection - Java Reflection

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Description

Get method by name and parameter with reflection

Demo Code

import java.lang.reflect.Method;

public class MethodTrouble<T> {
    public void lookup(T t) {
    }// www. j a v  a  2 s. c o  m

    public void find(Integer i) {
    }

    public static void main(String... args) {
        try {
            String mName = args[0];
            Class cArg = Class.forName(args[1]);
            Class<?> c = (new MethodTrouble<Integer>()).getClass();
            Method m = c.getMethod(mName, cArg);
            System.out.format("Found:%n  %s%n", m.toGenericString());

            // production code should handle these exceptions more gracefully
        } catch (NoSuchMethodException x) {
            x.printStackTrace();
        } catch (ClassNotFoundException x) {
            x.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}

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