Class

The getCanonicalName() method in Java is part of the java.lang.Class class. It is used to retrieve the canonical name of the class or interface represented by the Class object.

The getAnnotation() method in Java, part of the java.lang.Class class, is used to retrieve a specific annotation from a class if it is present.

The getAnnotatedInterfaces() method in Java, part of the java.lang.Class class, is used to obtain an array of AnnotatedType objects representing the interfaces directly implemented by the class or interface represented by the Class object.

The Class.forName() method in Java is used to dynamically load and link a class at runtime using its fully qualified name.

The getComponentType() method in Java is part of the java.lang.Class class. It is used to obtain the Class object representing the component type of an array.

The cast(Object obj) method in Java is part of the java.lang.Class class. It is used to cast an object to the class or interface represented by the Class object.

The asSubclass() method in Java is part of the java.lang.Class class. It is used to cast the Class object to represent a subclass of the specified class.

The Class.arrayType() method in Java is part of the java.lang.Class class, introduced in Java 12. It is used to create a Class object that represents an array class of the component type represented by the current Class object.