import java.awt.Point;
import java.lang.reflect.*;

/**
 * This class uses reflection to call various methods on strings.
 * @author Marty Stepp
 * @version CSE 331 Spring 2011, 5/27/2011
 */
public class ReflectionExample {
	public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
//		// an attempt to mutate immutable strings
//		String s = "hello";
//		String s2 = "hello";
//		Field f = s.getClass().getDeclaredField("value");
//		char[] a = (char[]) f.get(s);
//		System.out.println(Arrays.toString(a));
		
		
		// get the Point class object; create two new Point()s
		Class<Point> clazz = Point.class;
		Point p  = clazz.newInstance();

		// get the method Point.translate(int, int)
		Method translate = clazz.getMethod("translate",
				Integer.TYPE, Integer.TYPE);

		// call p.translate(4, -7);
		translate.invoke(p, 4, -7);

		// call p.getX()
		Method getX = clazz.getMethod("getX");
		double x = (Double) getX.invoke(p);
		
		System.out.println(p);
		System.out.println(x);
	}
}