Invoking a static method using reflection

java, reflection, static

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.

Problem

I want to invoke the `main` method which is static. I got the object of type `Class`, but I am not able to create an instance of that class and also not able to invoke the `static` method `main`.

Original source