Calling a method with a variable in the methodname

[goodland]

Hi everyone!

Is it possible in Java to call a method in a loop with a variable in the methods name.

For Example (just for explanation):

public void func1() {}

public void func2() {}

public void func3() {}

public void hereicall() {
     for (int i=1; i<4; i++) func`i`();
}

Thanx for the answers

[keang]

Yes. It's not a straightforward as your example but it is possible.

Actually there are a few ways of doing this sort of thing depending on what you are trying to achieve. Often the best approach to this type of problem is to have another look at your design and see if you can solve the problem using polymorphism. If this isn't possible then you are into reflection: You get the Class of the object you are dealing with and use one of the available methods to get a Method object for the method call you want to make and then you call its invoke(..) method.