Packaged class reference in Reflection

Hi Everyone,
i have a package by name ABC. and inside the same i have another package DEF.
Now i have a class in ABC package , say MainClass.java.
This program by reflection is trying to get the details of a class in the Package DEF.
Let the class it is refering to be ReferredClass.
Now how should i specify the path in Class.forName to get the ReferredClass details.
Peter Iyer

Sorry Gentlemen,
It was the silliest Mistake done by me.
It should be ABC.DEF.RefferedClass
Though i used the same to get the details regarding the class , i did not use the same while i was invoking the class .. sorry people .. may be i did it in a hurry ..
Peter Iyer

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