I think you may have to use 

Method method = peerClass.getDeclaredMethod("doSelect", types).

john mcnally

Age Mooy wrote:
> 
> Static methods can be invoked with a null object reference.
> It would look something like this:
> 
> String className = "com.mywebsite.application. " + tablename + "Peer";
> 
> Class[] types = new Class[] {Criteria.class};
> Object[] parameters = new Object[] {new Criteria()};
> 
> Class peerClass = Class.forName(className);
> Method select = peerClass.getMethod("doSelect", types);
> 
> List results = (List) m.invoke(null, parameters);
> 
> Untested of course but it should be close.
> Age
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
> > John McNally
> > Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 17:33
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: Get static instance of Peer dynamically
> >
> >
> > I am not an expert using reflection but I think you will need to get an
> > instance to pass to the Method.invoke command whether the method is
> > static or not.  Is there some other way to invoke the method?  It seems
> > like there should be so that you could use reflection on an abstract
> > class.  It is not required in the case of Peers however since nothing
> > prevents you from getting an instance of the class.  You should be able
> > to invoke the method regardless of it being static.
> >
> > john mcnally
> >
> > John Colvin wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi
> > > Is there a way that I can get a static instance of a peer class by using 
>Class.forName() or a
> > class loader. I am writing an application that contructs simple forms for updating 
>databases
> > dynamically by reading the database Map, TableMap and ColumnMaps an generating the 
>forms on the fly.
> > >
> > > When I come to do a select/update/delete I would like to load a static instance 
>by constructing a
> > string for the class name and then load this class statically.
> > >
> > > ie from this :
> > >
> > > String class name = "com.mywebsite.application. " + tablename + "Peer";
> > >
> > > I know how to get an instance but I want the class as a static as the peer 
>methods are static and
> > I would like to call them.
> > >
> > > Rgrds
> > > John
> > >
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