Question

I am just testing dynamic class load and am doing this:

package P1;
public class Class1
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
         Bird myBird = null;
         String myClassName = "P2.Bird";
         Class x = Class.forName(myClassName);
         myBird = (Bird)x.newInstance();
    }
}

Bird is a class from package P2, and Class1 is from P1. What should I add in the code to make this work, as the String myClassName... line shows an error (class not found). I tried the same code after moving Bird in package P1, even then it doesn’t work.

Related question: Why would someone use dynamic class load, does it have any advantages? It’s much simpler(at least for me at first glance) to just use the “new” operator for static class loading, and in that case I know how to refer the class from a different package. Many thanks!

Answer 1

For the answer to your first question try mentioning full Package name. I have tried it and it works