get Class

[Guest]

Can I get the Class of a class, without create an instance of that class?

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class MyClass {
}

class A {
public static int main(String[] argv) {
MyClass mc = new MyClass();
Class cls = mc.getClass();
// I want something like:
// Class cls = MyClass.getClass();
Object obj = createAnInstanceOfAnyClass(cls);
}

public Object createAnInstanceOfAnyClass (Class cls) {
return cls.newInstance();
}
}

 

[Joona I Palaste]

Can I get the Class of a class, without create an instance of that class?

Try MyClass.class.

 

[hal]

Can I get the Class of a class, without create an instance of that class?

You should be able to do this.
Instead of object.getClass();
use the Class.forName(String name_of_class);

// I want something like:
// Class cls = MyClass.getClass();
Object obj = createAnInstanceOfAnyClass(cls);
}

public Object createAnInstanceOfAnyClass (Class cls) {
return cls.newInstance();
}
}

By the way - your createAnInstanceOfAnyClass method will fail if the is
no empty Constructor is found in the Class - so you might want to make a
new instance upon a suitable Constructor from the Class instead.