Java Class getPackage() Method

The getPackage() method of java Class class returns the package name of the class.

Syntax

Parameter

Returns

The int representing the modifiers for this class.

Throws

The package of this class.

Example 1

import java.lang.*;
public class ClassgetPackageExample1 {
   public static void main(String[] args) {

      try {
         Class class1 = Class.forName("java.lang.Integer");
         
         System.out.println("Class ::: " + class1.getName());
         System.out.println("Package ::: " + class1.getPackage());
      } catch(ClassNotFoundException ex) {
         System.out.println(ex.toString()); //print exception object ex
      }
   }
} 

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Output:

Class ::: java.lang.Integer
Package ::: package java.lang, Java Platform API Specification, version 1.8

Example 2

//import statements?
package Class;
import java.util.Collection;

public class ClassgetPackageExample2 {

    public static void main(String... args) {
        Class<ClassgetPackageExample2> class1 = ClassgetPackageExample2.class;
        Package pkg = class1.getPackage();
       // String pkgs = class1.getPackage().toString();
        System.out.println(pkg.getName());

        Class<Collection> class2 = Collection.class;
        Package pkg2 = class2.getPackage();
        System.out.println(pkg2.getName());
    }
}

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Output: