The toString() method of java.lang.Class class is used to convert the instance of this Class to a string representation. This method returns the formed string representation.
Syntax:
public String toString()
Parameter: This method does not accept any parameter.
Return Value: This method returns the String representation of this object.
Below programs demonstrate the toString() method.
Example 1:
// Java program to demonstrate toString() method public class Test { public static void main(String[] args) throws ClassNotFoundException { // returns the Class object for the class // with the specified name Class c1 = Class.forName("java.lang.String"); System.out.print("Class represented by c1: "); // toString method on c1 System.out.println(c1.toString()); }} |
Output:
Class represented by c1: class java.lang.String
Example 2:
// Java program to demonstrate toString() method public class Test { public static void main(String[] args) throws ClassNotFoundException { // returns the Class object for the class // with the specified name Class c2 = int.class; Class c3 = void.class; System.out.print("Class represented by c2: "); // toString method on c2 System.out.println(c2.toString()); System.out.print("Class represented by c3: "); // toString method on c3 System.out.println(c3.toString()); }} |
Output:
Class represented by c2: int Class represented by c3: void
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html#toString–
