Why do we need reflection in Java?

Java Reflection makes it possible to inspect classes, interfaces, fields and methods at runtime , without knowing the names of the classes, methods etc. at compile time. It is also possible to instantiate new objects, invoke methods and get/set field values using reflection.1 Eyl 2008

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What are field types in Java?

A field may be either of primitive or reference type. There are eight primitive types: boolean , byte , short , int , long , char , float , and double . A reference type is anything that is a direct or indirect subclass of java. … The syntax for the type name is described in Class.

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What is a method class?

A class method is a method that is bound to a class rather than its object . It doesn’t require creation of a class instance, much like staticmethod. The difference between a static method and a class method is: Static method knows nothing about the class and just deals with the parameters.

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