Get specific method by its name and parameters


import java.lang.reflect.Method;
public class SpecificMethodInfoDemo {
  public static void main(final String[] args) {
    final Method byteValueMeth;
    final Method waitMeth;
    final Method waitDetailMeth;

    try {
      byteValueMeth = Number.class.getMethod("byteValue", null);
      waitMeth = Number.class.getMethod("wait", new Class[] {});
      waitDetailMeth = Number.class.getMethod("wait", new Class[] { long.class, int.class });
    } catch (final NoSuchMethodException ex) {
      throw new RuntimeException(ex);
    }

    System.out.println("byteValueMeth = " + byteValueMeth.toString());
    System.out.println("waitMeth = " + waitMeth.toString());
    System.out.println("waitDetailMeth = " + waitDetailMeth.toString());
  }
}
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Reflection Method:
  1. Convert method to property name
  2. Find a Method on the supplied class with the supplied name and no parameters
  3. Find a Method on the supplied class with the supplied name and parameter types
  4. Get all methods from a class
  5. Get constructor and its parameters and call constructor with parameter
  6. Get method by parameter type
  7. Get all declared methods from a class, not inherited
  8. Get specific method by its name and parameters
  9. Get Static Method
  10. Get the current running method name
  11. Invoke a method with Reflection
  12. Invoke a method on an object with parameters
  13. Invoke a method with 2 arguments
  14. Invoke private method
  15. Method modifiers: isSynthetic(), isVarArgs(), isBridge()
  16. Method return type, parameter's type
  17. Method signature
  18. Modifier public, private, protected, static, final, abstract
  19. Modifier checker checks all possible modifiers for a method
  20. Sort methods according to their name, number of parameters, and parameter types.