Error getting Constructor[] from class.getConstructors()

Question

Hi,
I am trying to use java.lang.reflect package as under:
import java.lang.reflect.*;
import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
public class reflects1
public reflects1(String str) {
     System.out.println("string constructor");
public static void main(String args[])
String name = args[0];
System.out.println("classname is:" + name);
try {
Class cls = Class.forName("reflects1");
     Class[] param1 = {String.class};
Constructor const = cls.getConstructor(param1);
     } catch (Exception ex) {}
I always get following two compilation errors:
1) Invalid Expression Statement: Constructor[] const = cls.getConstructor(param1);
2) ; expected, Constructor[] const = cls.getConstructor(param1);
Please let me know if you see any problem with this statement.
Thanks.

Answer 1

You seem to be mixing getConstructor and getConstructors, which are two separate methods, only the latter returns an array.