how to call "Class" class as parameter in java

Question

for example I have following method in class BugReportFactory:

public static void addFactoryImpl(Class impl) { }

I want to call this method from another class by following ways:

BugReportFactory.addFactoryImpl(new BugReportFactoryAndroid());

It says that following Argument is not applicable for Class class.

Can anyone tell my mistake?

ONE MORE QUESTION:

private static IBugReportFactory INSTANCE = null; 
public static void addFactoryImpl(Class impl) { 
INSTANCE = (IBugReportFactory)impl; 
} 

But it shows errors specifying that you cannot cast class to object?

Answer 1

Try following, Object class has a getClass() method

BugReportFactory.addFactoryImpl(new BugReportFactoryAndroid().getClass());

Or

BugReportFactory.addFactoryImpl(BugReportFactoryAndroid.class);

Will do the job.

ONE MORE QUESTION:

private static IBugReportFactory INSTANCE = null; 
public static void addFactoryImpl(Class impl) { 
     INSTANCE = (IBugReportFactory)impl; 
}

But it shows errors specifying that you cannot cast

Class is different instance is different. Change your INSTANCE Variable type as Class.

private static Class INSTANCE = null;
public static void addFactoryImpl(Class impl) { 
     INSTANCE = impl; 
}

Class is blue print of an instance. You can't assign an instance to Class reference. Both are two different things.