The getPackage() method of java.lang.Class class is used to get the package of this entity. This entity can be a class, an array, an interface, etc. The method returns the package of this entity.
Syntax:
public Package getPackage()
Parameter: This method does not accept any parameter.
Return Value: This method returns the package of this entity.
Below programs demonstrate the getPackage() method.
Example 1:
Java
// Java program to demonstrate getPackage() method public class Test {
public static void main(String[] args)
throws ClassNotFoundException
{
// returns the Class object for this class
Class myClass = Class.forName("Test");
System.out.println("Class represented by myClass: "
+ myClass.toString());
// Get the Package of myClass
// using getPackage() method
System.out.println("Package of myClass: "
+ myClass.getPackage());
}
} |
Output:
Class represented by myClass: class Test Package of myClass: null
Example 2:
Java
// Java program to demonstrate getPackage() method public class Test {
public static void main(String[] args)
throws ClassNotFoundException
{
// returns the Class object
Class myClass = Class.forName("java.lang.String");
// Get the package of myClass
// using getPackage() method
System.out.println("Package of myClass: "
+ myClass.getPackage());
}
} |
Output:
Package of myClass: package java.lang, Java Platform API Specification, version 1.8
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html#getPackage–