Possible to invoke a method from string

Question

I was just wondering if it is possible to have some sort of method that takes as its parameters a string ie: invokeStringMethod(strMethod);
when String strMethod = "public void doSomething(){}";
If it is possible to do something like this, could someone please lead me in the right direction, and if its not, well that kinda stinks, but thanks for the help. Thanks.

Answer 1

I'm not completely sure what you're asking. One of these might be helpful:
* Reflection, esp. java.lang.Method (obtained from java.lang.Class).
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/reflect/
* Scripting, such as with beanhsell
http://www.beanshell.org
* An anonymos inner class: Runnable runnable = new Runnable() {
  public void run() {
    // do stuff
};If you want the method name and parameters to be a string that's determined at runtime, look at the first two. If you want the method's implementation to occur inline, look at the third (and maybe the second, too, depending on what you're really trying to accomplish).