Here you can find the source of invokeMethod(Object object, String methodName, Object arg, Class argType)
public static Object invokeMethod(Object object, String methodName, Object arg, Class argType)
//package com.java2s; /*// w w w . java 2s. c o m * Copyright COCKTAIL (www.cocktail.org), 1995, 2011 This software * is governed by the CeCILL license under French law and abiding by the * rules of distribution of free software. You can use, modify and/or * redistribute the software under the terms of the CeCILL license as * circulated by CEA, CNRS and INRIA at the following URL * "http://www.cecill.info". * As a counterpart to the access to the source code and rights to copy, modify * and redistribute granted by the license, users are provided only with a * limited warranty and the software's author, the holder of the economic * rights, and the successive licensors have only limited liability. In this * respect, the user's attention is drawn to the risks associated with loading, * using, modifying and/or developing or reproducing the software by the user * in light of its specific status of free software, that may mean that it * is complicated to manipulate, and that also therefore means that it is * reserved for developers and experienced professionals having in-depth * computer knowledge. Users are therefore encouraged to load and test the * software's suitability as regards their requirements in conditions enabling * the security of their systems and/or data to be ensured and, more generally, * to use and operate it in the same conditions as regards security. The * fact that you are presently reading this means that you have had knowledge * of the CeCILL license and that you accept its terms. */ import java.lang.reflect.Method; public class Main { public static Object invokeMethod(Object object, String methodName) { return invokeMethod(object, methodName, (Object[]) null, (Class[]) null); } public static Object invokeMethod(Object object, String methodName, Object arg, Class argType) { return invokeMethod(object, methodName, new Object[] { arg }, new Class[] { argType }); } public static Object invokeMethod(Object object, String methodName, Object[] args, Class[] argTypes) { Object result = null; try { Class cls = object.getClass(); Method method = cls.getMethod(methodName, argTypes); result = method.invoke(object, args); } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); } return result; } }