Uses of Class
java.lang.Class

Packages that use Class

Package	Description
java.lang	Contains core language classes.
java.lang.annotation	Contains core language classes related to compile-time annotations.

Uses of Class in java.lang

Methods in java.lang that return Class

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<U> Class<? extends U>	Class.asSubclass(Class<U> clazz) Casts this Class object to represent a subclass of the class represented by the specified class object.
static Class<?>	Class.forName(String className) Returns the Class object associated with the class or interface with the given string name.
Class<?>	Object.getClass() Returns the runtime class of this Object.
Class<? super T>	Class.getSuperclass() Returns the Class representing the superclass of the entity (class, interface, primitive type or void) represented by this Class.

Methods in java.lang with parameters of type Class

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<U> Class<? extends U>	Class.asSubclass(Class<U> clazz) Casts this Class object to represent a subclass of the class represented by the specified class object.
boolean	Class.isAssignableFrom(Class<?> cls) Determines if the class or interface represented by this Class object is either the same as, or is a superclass or superinterface of, the class or interface represented by the specified Class parameter.
static <T extends Enum<T>> T	Enum.valueOf(Class<T> enumType, String name) This method is available for compilation purpose.

Uses of Class in java.lang.annotation

Methods in java.lang.annotation that return Class

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Class<? extends Annotation>	Annotation.annotationType() Returns the annotation type of this annotation.