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How do i access a static member from my own custom class loader?

I have created my own custom class loader for loading a class to JVM. i can access the non static members using following code

MyLoader c=new MyLoader();
Class cls=c.loadClass("Hello");
Object obj=cls.newInstance()
cls.getMethod("show").invoke(obj);

But i don't know the procedure for accessing a static memebrs of a loaded class. Kindly provide a solution for this problem.

Solution 
  • // String.class here is the parameter type, that might not be the case with you
Method method = clazz.getMethod("methodName", String.class);
Object o = method.invoke(null, "whatever");

    In case the method is private use getDeclaredMethod() instead of getMethod(). And call setAccessible(true) on the method object.

    for static methods we can use null as instance of class