Java Method getReturnType() Method

The getReturnType() method of Method class returns a Class object that represents the formal return type of the method represented by this Method object.

Syntax

Parameter

No parameter is passed.

Returns

The return type for the method this object represents

Throws

Does not throw an exception.

Example 1

//import statement
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
public class  ReflectMethodgetReturnTypeExample1  {
    public static void proc(int i, String s, String... args) {}  //static method proc
   public static void main(String... args) throws NoSuchMethodException {  //main method
        Method mthd =  ReflectMethodgetReturnTypeExample1.class.getDeclaredMethod("proc", int.class, String.class, String[].class);
        Class<?>  cls= mthd.getReturnType();
             System.out.println("Return Type:: " +cls);
      }
    }

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Output:

Return Type:: void

Example 2

//import statements
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
public class ReflectMethodgetReturnTypeExample2 {
    public static void method1(int x , int y , double z , String str) {}   //static method  method1
    public static void main(String... args) throws NoSuchMethodException {
        Method mthd = ReflectMethodgetReturnTypeExample2.class.getDeclaredMethod("method1", int.class, int.class, double.class , String.class);
         Class<?>  cls= mthd.getReturnType();
         System.out.println("Method Return Type::"  +cls);
      }
    }

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Output: