Open In App

Class toString() method in Java with Examples

Improve
Improve
Like Article
Like
Save
Share
Report

The toString() method of java.lang.Class class is used to convert the instance of this Class to a string representation. This method returns the formed string representation.

Syntax:

public String toString()

Parameter: This method does not accept any parameter.

Return Value: This method returns the String representation of this object.

Below programs demonstrate the toString() method.

Example 1:




// Java program to demonstrate toString() method
  
public class Test {
    public static void main(String[] args)
        throws ClassNotFoundException
    {
        // returns the Class object for the class
        // with the specified name
        Class c1 = Class.forName("java.lang.String");
  
        System.out.print("Class represented by c1: ");
  
        // toString method on c1
        System.out.println(c1.toString());
    }
}


Output:

Class represented by c1: class java.lang.String

Example 2:




// Java program to demonstrate toString() method
  
public class Test {
    public static void main(String[] args)
        throws ClassNotFoundException
    {
        // returns the Class object for the class
        // with the specified name
        Class c2 = int.class;
        Class c3 = void.class;
  
        System.out.print("Class represented by c2: ");
  
        // toString method on c2
        System.out.println(c2.toString());
  
        System.out.print("Class represented by c3: ");
  
        // toString method on c3
        System.out.println(c3.toString());
    }
}


Output:

Class represented by c2: int
Class represented by c3: void

Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html#toString–



Last Updated : 27 Nov, 2019
Like Article
Save Article
Previous
Next
Share your thoughts in the comments
Similar Reads