.class == getClass() test fails

java, java.lang.class, reflection

Solution

You are comparing `Outer.Inner.class` with `objTyp.getClass()` instead of `objTyp`.

- `objTyp` is of type `Class<Outer.Inner>`.

- `objTyp.getClass()` is of type `Class<Class<Outer.Inner>>`.

- `Outer.Inner.class` is a class literal of type `Class<Outer.Inner>`.

Hence, `objTyp.getClass()` has no chance to equal `Outer.Inner.class`.

    Outer outObj = new Outer();
    Outer.Inner inObj = outObj.new Inner();

    // Using Reflection
    Class objTyp = inObj.getClass();
    System.out.println(objTyp.getName());

    //  >>>>> objTyp is already inObj.getClass() <<<<<<
    if(objTyp.getClass() == Outer.Inner.class){
        System.out.println("Match classes!");
    }else{
        System.out.println("Mismatch classes!");
    }

Problem

Here's a small code I wrote to check the (is it called reflection API? not sure) classes at runtime, however I am not getting the intended results. Here is the code: ``` public class Outer { public Outer(){ System.out.println("Outer Class"); } public class Inner { public Inner(){ System.out.println("Inner Class"); } } } ``` Also here is the main function that I wrote to run the code and test it... ``` public class ClassTest { public static void main(String[] args) { Outer outObj = new Outer(); Outer.Inner inObj = outObj.new Inner(); // Using Reflection Class objTyp = inObj.getClass(); System.out.println(objTyp.getName()); //Testing Reflection if(objTyp.getClass() == Outer.Inner.class){ System.out.println("Match classes!"); }else{ System.out.println("Mismatch classes!"); } } } ``` The test fails with the following error: if(objTyp.getClass() == Outer.Inner.class){ ^ where CAP#1 is a fresh type-variable: CAP#1 extends Class from capture of ? extends Class 1 error Please help me to correct the code. What am I missing? Thanks.

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