Java Pass Method as Parameter

Question

I am looking for a way to pass a method by reference. I understand that Java does not pass methods as parameters, however, I would like to get an alternative.

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Answer 1

Example of solution with reflection, passed method must be public

import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;

public class Program {
    int i;

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Program   obj = new Program();    //some object

        try {
            Method method = obj.getClass().getMethod("target");
            repeatMethod( 5, obj, method );
        } 
        catch ( NoSuchMethodException | IllegalAccessException | InvocationTargetException e) {
            System.out.println( e ); 
        }
    }

    static void repeatMethod (int times, Object object, Method method)
        throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException {

        for (int i=0; i