import java.lang.reflect.*;			// gain access to Core Reflection API

public class GetMethods {

//-------------------------------------------------------------------
// instantiate a GetMethods object and find its constructor and main()
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
public static void main (String[] args) {

Object anObject;
Class  objectClass;
Constructor myConstructor;
Method myMain;

	anObject = new GetMethods();
	objectClass = anObject.getClass();

	myConstructor = getDefaultConstructor(objectClass);
	System.out.println("got Constructor object: " + myConstructor);

	myMain = getMainMethod(objectClass);
	System.out.println("got Method object     : " + myMain);
}
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
// default GetMethods Constructor
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
public GetMethods() {
	// default constructor
}
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
// obtain a Constructor object incarnating our own default constructor
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
public static Constructor getDefaultConstructor(Class ourselves) {
Constructor myConstructor=null;

	// construct default constructor's argument list (i.e. empty!)
	Class[] constructorArgTypes = { };

	// now try and find the constructor's Constructor instance
	try {
		myConstructor = ourselves.getConstructor(constructorArgTypes);
	} catch (NoSuchMethodException goingCrazy) {
		System.out.println("Couldn't find my own default constructor!!");
		System.exit(100);
	}

	return myConstructor;
}
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
// obtain a Method object incarnating our own main() entry point
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
public static Method getMainMethod(Class ourselves) {
Method myMain=null;

	// construct static main()'s argument list (i.e. array of String)
	Class[] mainArgTypes = new Class[1];
	mainArgTypes[0] = java.lang.String[].class;

	// now try and find the method's Method instance
	try {
		myMain = ourselves.getMethod("main", mainArgTypes);
	} catch (NoSuchMethodException goingCrazy) {
		System.out.println("Couldn't find my own main()!!");
		System.exit(100);
	}

	return myMain;
}
} // End of Class GetMethods