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I have a name of a class in a string object. Is there a way to call
that class using its name in a string object? I am using reflection
and I have the name of the class; is there a way to call it using that
name?

Thanks

Z wrote:
> I have a name of a class in a string object. Is there a way to call
> that class using its name in a string object? I am using reflection
> and I have the name of the class; is there a way to call it using that
> name?

<http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html#forName(java.lang.String)>

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Lew

Lew wrote:
> Z wrote:
>> I have a name of a class in a string object. Is there a way to call
>> that class using its name in a string object? I am using reflection
>> and I have the name of the class; is there a way to call it using that
>> name?
>
> <http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html#forName(java.lang.String)>

By the way, there is no way to "call [a] class" in Java. You can only call
methods and constructors.

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Lew

On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:28:10 -0000, Z <> wrote,
quoted or indirectly quoted someone who said :

>I have a name of a class in a string object. Is there a way to call
>that class using its name in a string object? I am using reflection
>and I have the name of the class; is there a way to call it using that
>name?

see http://mindprod.com/jgloss/classforname.html
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On Oct 22, 8:28 am, Z <ztuff...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a name of a class in a string object. Is there a way to call
> that class using its name in a string object? I am using reflection
> and I have the name of the class; is there a way to call it using that
> name?
>
> Thanks

You don't call a class. You can load a class and instantiate it, its
called Reflection.

Don't use reflection! Well, don't use it unless you have a *REALLY*
good reason to.
<http://virtualinfinity.net/wordpress...007/01/11/the-
dangers-of-reflection-or-put-down-that-mirror/>

Having said that, if you really want to know how, google for Java
Reflection. You can load classes, instantiate objects, call methods,
access fields, etc...

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