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());     } } |
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());     } } |
Class represented by c2: int Class represented by c3: void
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html#toString–