java.lang
Class Class

java.lang.Object
  |
  +--java.lang.Class

public class Class

extends Object

Method Summary

static Class	forName(java.lang.String className) Create a Class object from the name of the class
Class	getComponentType() Returns the Class representing the component type of an array.
java.lang.String	getName() Get the name of the class as a string
InputStream	getResourceAsStream(java.lang.String name) Get the resource as a stream
boolean	isArray() Is it an array
boolean	isAssignableFrom(Class cls) Is it assignable from a class
boolean	isInstance(Object obj) Is this object an instance of this class
boolean	isInterface() Is this an interface
Object	newInstance() Create a new instance of this class
java.lang.String	toString() Convert it to a string

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

forName

public static Class forName(java.lang.String className)
                     throws ClassNotFoundException

Create a Class object from the name of the class

Returns:

the class

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException - if the class is not found

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Get the name of the class as a string

Returns:

the name

getResourceAsStream

public InputStream getResourceAsStream(java.lang.String name)

Get the resource as a stream

Parameters:

name - The name of the resource

Returns:

the stream

isArray

public boolean isArray()

Is it an array

Returns:

true if it is

isAssignableFrom

public boolean isAssignableFrom(Class cls)

Is it assignable from a class

Parameters:

cls - The class to test

Returns:

true if yes

isInstance

public boolean isInstance(Object obj)

Is this object an instance of this class

Parameters:

obj - The object

Returns:

true if yes

isInterface

public boolean isInterface()

Is this an interface

Returns:

true if yes

getComponentType

public Class getComponentType()

Returns the Class representing the component type of an array. If this class does not represent an array class this method returns null.

Returns:

the class of the component type or null

newInstance

public Object newInstance()
                   throws IllegalAccessException,
                          InstantiationException

Create a new instance of this class

Returns:

the new object

Throws:

IllegalAccessException

InstantiationException

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Convert it to a string

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

the string