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Java Reflection - Class.toGenericString() Examples

[Last Updated: Oct 30, 2025]

Java Reflection Java Java API 

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Class:

java.lang.Class

java.lang.Objectjava.lang.Objectjava.lang.Classjava.lang.Classjava.io.SerializableSerializablejava.lang.reflect.GenericDeclarationGenericDeclarationjava.lang.reflect.TypeTypejava.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElementAnnotatedElementLogicBig

Method:

public String toGenericString()
Returns:

a string describing this Class , including information about modifiers and type parameters


Examples


package com.logicbig.example.clazz;

public class ToGenericStringExample {

    public static void main(String... args) {
        String s = String.class.toGenericString();
        System.out.println(s);
    }
}

Output

public final class java.lang.String




package com.logicbig.example.clazz;

public class ToGenericStringExample2 {

    public static void main(String... args) {
        String s = Runnable.class.toGenericString();
        System.out.println(s);

        s = Deprecated.class.toGenericString();
        System.out.println(s);
    }
}

Output

public abstract interface java.lang.Runnable
public abstract @interface java.lang.Deprecated




package com.logicbig.example.clazz;

public class ToGenericStringExample3 {

    public static void main(String... args) {
        String s = int.class.toGenericString();
        System.out.println(s);

        s = int[].class.toGenericString();
        System.out.println(s);

        s = void.class.toGenericString();
        System.out.println(s);
    }
}

Output

int
int[]
void

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