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    Code Snippets: Using java.lang.reflect.* APIs

    import java.lang.reflect.*;
    
    public class ReflectionExample {
    
        public static void main(String args[])
                throws 
                ClassNotFoundException, InstantiationException,
                IllegalAccessException, NoSuchMethodException, 
                InvocationTargetException
    
        {
            ClassLoader j = ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader();
            Class someClass = j.loadClass("GlobalVillage");
            Object instanceOfSomething =  someClass.newInstance();
    
            // the second parameter specifies the type of the argument(s) passed to method
            Method aMethod = someClass.getMethod("showMessage", new Class[]{String.class});
    
            //Here value of the argument of the method is provided
            Object returnValue = aMethod.invoke(instanceOfSomething, "The whole world is like a family.");
    
            System.out.println("Show message says : " + returnValue); 
    
        }
    
    }
    
    class GlobalVillage {
        public String showMessage(String strMessage) {
            
            return strMessage; // isn't this true??
        }
    }
    
    
    

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