The getModule() method of java.lang.Class class is used to get the module of this entity. This entity can be a class, an array, an interface, etc. The method returns the module of the entity.
Syntax:
public Module getModule()
Parameter: This method does not accept any parameter.
Return Value: This method returns the module of the entity.
Below programs demonstrate the getModule() method.
Note: This method was introduced in Java 9. Hence to run this method, we need a compiler with Java 9. So this won’t run in the online IDE.
Example 1:
Java
// Java program to demonstrate getModule() methodpublic class Test { public static void main(String[] args) throws ClassNotFoundException { // returns the Class object for this class Class myClass = Class.forName("Test"); System.out.println("Class represented by myClass: " + myClass.toString()); // Get the module of myClass // using getModule() method System.out.println("Module of myClass: " + myClass.getModule()); }} |
Output:
Class represented by myClass: class Test Module of myClass: unnamed module @23fc625e
Example 2:
Java
// Java program to demonstrate getModule() methodpublic class Test { class Arr { } public static void main(String[] args) throws ClassNotFoundException { // returns the Class object for Arr Class arrClass = Arr.class; // Get the module of arrClass // using getModule() method System.out.println("Module of arrClass: " + arrClass.getModule()); }} |
Output:
Module of arrClass: unnamed module @23fc625e
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html#getModule–
