How can I get a Class object, using the String containing the class's name?

Question

I need to get a Class from its name, something like this:

public void getClass(String nameOfClass){
  Class<?> c = Class.forName(nameOfClass); // Doesn't work
  doSomethingWith(c);
}

But the code doesn't work. How can I get a class based on the name?

Works for me. Maybe you can tell us what exactly "doesn't" work like tell us what error you get. — Aaron Digulla, May 17 '13 at 11:53
possible duplicate of [Getting class by its name](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10119956/getting-class-by-its-name) — fglez, May 17 '13 at 12:15

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered May 17 '13 at 11:55

4

You need to pass fully qualified name into Class.forName(String name) method.

Like this

Class.forName("some.package.SomeClass");

answered May 17 '13 at 11:55

Bitman

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@kc2001 why do you need to get Class of the Class instance? 'static Class> forName(String className)' From javadoc: Returns the Class object associated with the class or interface with the given string name. – Bitman May 17 '13 at 12:02
@Ivan You're right. I wasn't paying enough attention. Let me finish this cup of coffee.... – kc2001 May 17 '13 at 12:11

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