Java tutorial
import java.lang.reflect.Constructor; import java.lang.reflect.Field; import java.lang.reflect.Method; import java.lang.reflect.Modifier; public class ReflectionTest { public static void main(String[] args) { String name = "java.util.Date"; try { Class cl = Class.forName(name); Class supercl = cl.getSuperclass(); System.out.print("class " + name); if (supercl != null && !supercl.equals(Object.class)) System.out.println(" extends " + supercl.getName()); System.out.print("Its constructors:"); printConstructors(cl); System.out.println(); } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) { System.out.println("Class not found."); } } public static void printConstructors(Class cl) { Constructor[] constructors = cl.getDeclaredConstructors(); for (int i = 0; i < constructors.length; i++) { Constructor c = constructors[i]; Class[] paramTypes = c.getParameterTypes(); String name = c.getName(); System.out.print(Modifier.toString(c.getModifiers())); System.out.print(" " + name + "("); for (int j = 0; j < paramTypes.length; j++) { if (j > 0) System.out.print(", "); System.out.print(paramTypes[j].getName()); } System.out.println(");"); } } }