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Java Tutorial : Java Class Literals

ClassLiteralDemo.java

public class ClassLiteralDemo
{

    public static void main(String[] args)
    {

        try
        {
            Class<?> stringClassObject = Class.forName("java.lang.String");
            System.out.println("Get stringClassObject using 'Class.forName' method: "
                    + stringClassObject);
        }
        catch (ClassNotFoundException e)
        {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

        Class<?> stringClassObject = java.lang.String.class;

        System.out.println("Get stringClassObject using 'class Literal' : "
                + stringClassObject);

        Class<?> longClassObject = java.lang.Long.class;

        System.out.println("Get longClassObject using 'class Literal'   : "
                + longClassObject);

    }
}