Class getPackage() method in Java with Examples (original) (raw)

Last Updated : 27 Jan, 2022

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--