Java Reflection Method Get from Object getMethodWithExactName(Class clazz, String name)

Description

Looks up a method having the specified name within a class.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
clazz	The class to look into reflectively
name	Name of the method to look for

Exception

Parameter	Description
NoSuchMethodException	Thrown if not method exists in the class with this name

Return

object

Declaration

public static Method getMethodWithExactName(Class<? extends Object> clazz, String name)
        throws NoSuchMethodException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.lang.reflect.Method;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Looks up a method having the specified name within a class. In case of overloaded methods, returns the first method.
     * 
     * @param clazz The class to look into reflectively
     * @param name Name of the method to look for
     * @return {@link Method} object
     * @throws NoSuchMethodException Thrown if not method exists in the class with this name
     */
    public static Method getMethodWithExactName(Class<? extends Object> clazz, String name)
            throws NoSuchMethodException {
        for (Method m : clazz.getMethods()) {
            if (m.getName().equals(name)) {
                return m;
            }
        }
        throw new NoSuchMethodException();
    }
}

Related

1. getMethodsIncludingHierarchy(Object comp, Class annotation)
2. getMethodValue(Method method, Object instance)
3. getMethodValue(Object base, Method method)
4. getMethodValue(Object target, String methodName)
5. getMethodVector(Object object)
6. getMethodWithPrefix(final Object o, final String fieldName, final String prefix)