# Reflection

{% hint style="danger" %}
This is an unsafe API feature and require permissions in configuration:

**allow-reflect**

**allow-bukkit-reflect** (For only **org.bukkit.\***)

**allow-nms-reflect** (For only **net.minecraft.\***)
{% endhint %}

Allows access to classes not included in API

### Reflection.findClass(String)

Find a class in current server

Operation will be recorded if configuration **logging.log-reflection-access** is true

If returns a **java.lang.Class** instance, you can use it with standard java reflection

**arg (String) className** Name of target class

**return (java.lang.Class|undefined)** If class found, returns an instance of java.lang.Class, returns null when ClassNotFoundException catched

**throws java.lang.IllegalStateException** When reference this method without permission

**throws java.lang.IllegalStateException** When reference this method with non-NMS package name without **allow-nms-reflect** permission

**throws java.lang.NullPointerException** When reference this method with non-bukkit package name without **allow-bukkit-reflect** permission