Implementing a method that returns a Class

There is an interface with a method that returns a Class, like so.

public interface MyInterface {
    
    public Class<? extends Object> returnsSomething ();
}

I have to create a class which implements the interface, like so.

public class MyClass implements MyInterface {
    
    public Class<? extends Object> returnsSomething () {
        
        return Object; // This is currently an error.
    }
}

The return line in the implementation of returnsSomething in MyClass is incorrect. The IDE hints "cannot find symbol Object".

What correction do I need to apply in returnSomething‘s body to compile successfully?

>Solution :

Object is just the name of the class.

Object.class is the instance of the Class<Object> class that represents the Object class. See Class.

So you need:

return Object.class;