Java Reflection Method Static Invoke invokeStaticMethod(final Class clazz, final String methodName, final Class[] parameterTypes, final Object[] arglist)

Description

Call the specified static method on the given class, using the given arguments.

License

Apache License

Declaration

public static <T> T invokeStaticMethod(final Class<T> clazz, final String methodName,
        final Class<?>[] parameterTypes, final Object[] arglist)
        throws NoSuchMethodException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*w ww.  java2  s.  c o m*/
 *   Copyright 2006 George Norman
 *
 *   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 *   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 *   You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 *   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 *   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 *   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 *   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 *   limitations under the License.
 */

import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Call the specified static method on the given class, using the given arguments.
     */
    public static <T> T invokeStaticMethod(final Class<T> clazz, final String methodName,
            final Class<?>[] parameterTypes, final Object[] arglist)
            throws NoSuchMethodException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException {

        Method method = clazz.getMethod(methodName, parameterTypes);

        return clazz.cast(method.invoke(null, arglist)); // use dynamic cast to avoid @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    }
}

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