Re: reflection-accessing dynamically variables from a class.
Gunther Hebein wrote:
Hello,
i am looking for a solution to the following problem.
I have declared a class that contains several static final int constants.
I want to read their values in relation to some String input from a
database.
So if I get the input "DEBUG" in Class A as String from the database I
want to read from Class B its public static final int DEBUG;
if I get instead of "DEBUG" as String for example "LIB", I want to read
from Class B its public static final int LIB with the same code-fragment.
I know that there is a way to do this, but I donm't know exactly how. I
do not want to solve this by if...then or case...switch.
Is there a way to call a funtion from a class with a String, for example
if input String is "DEBUG" to my Class A, it calls B.getDEBUG()?
Kind regards,
gunther
You can do this, but it is dangerous to do. You actually have the right
subject line; use the java.lang.reflect package.
You might also consider using an enum instead of reflective method names.
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