Java Class getField() Method

The getField() method of java Class class returns a field object which represents the public member field of the class or interface represented by this Class object. A string specifying the simple name of the desired field is passed as the parameter.

Syntax

public Field getField(String name) throws NoSuchFieldException, SecurityException

Parameter

name - the field name

Returns

Field object.

Throws

NoSuchFieldException , NullPointerException , SecurityException

Example 1

//import statements
import java.lang.reflect.*;

public class ClassgetFieldExample1 {

   public static void main(String[] args) {
 
      ClassgetFieldExample1  obj = new ClassgetFieldExample1();
      Class class1 = obj.getClass();  //gets the class

      System.out.println("Field got  =");
      try {
        
         Field Flds = class1.getField("str");
         System.out.println(" field found: " + Flds.toString());
      } catch(NoSuchFieldException e) {
         System.out.println(e.toString());
      }
   }

   public ClassgetFieldExample1() {      
   }

   public ClassgetFieldExample1(String str) {       
      this.str = str;
   }
    
   public String str = "javaTpoint";
} 

Test it Now

Output:

Field got  =
 field found: public java.lang.String ClassgetFieldExample1.str

Example 2

//import statements  
import java.lang.reflect.Field;

public class ClassgetFieldExample2 {
    public int num;
    public static void main(String... args) throws NoSuchFieldException {
        Class<ClassgetFieldExample2> obj = ClassgetFieldExample2.class;
        Field fields = obj.getField("num");
        System.out.println(fields);
        Class<?> tp = fields.getType();  //gets the type 
        System.out.println(tp);
    }
}

Test it Now

Output:

public int ClassgetFieldExample2.num
int

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