Get method with given name and parameter types or return null if it does not exist - Java Reflection

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Get method with given name and parameter types or return null if it does not exist

Demo Code

/*/* w  w w  . j  a v a  2  s .c  o  m*/
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//package com.java2s;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;

public class Main {


    /**
     * Get method with given name and parameter types or return null if it does
     * not exist
     * 
     * @param clazz
     * @param name
     * @param parameterTypes
     * @return
     */
    public static Method getMethod(Class<?> clazz, String name,
            Class<?>... parameterTypes) {
        try {
            return clazz.getMethod(name, parameterTypes);
        } catch (SecurityException e) {
            return null;
        } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
            return null;
        }
    }
}

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