Java Reflection Method Name getMethodsByName(Class cls, String methodName)

Description

Find all methods with a specific name on a class regardless of parameter signature.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
cls	the class to scan
methodName	the name of the methods to find

Return

a list of methods found, or empty

Declaration

public static List<Method> getMethodsByName(Class<?> cls, String methodName) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Find all methods with a specific name on a class regardless
     * of parameter signature.
     *
     * @param cls        the class to scan
     * @param methodName the name of the methods to find
     * @return a list of methods found, or empty
     */
    public static List<Method> getMethodsByName(Class<?> cls, String methodName) {
        List<Method> methods = new ArrayList<Method>();
        for (Method method : cls.getDeclaredMethods()) {
            if (method.getName().equals(methodName)) {
                methods.add(method);
            }
        }
        return methods;
    }
}

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4. getMethods(final Class clazz, final String methodName)
5. getMethods(String classname)
6. getMethodSubjectName(Method method)
7. getMethodsWithName(Class clazz, String name)
8. getMethodType(Class clazz, String methodName)
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