java - Why don't I see the output of the following program when I run it in Netbeans? -


the program compiles , gives no error. when run program in latest netbeans (latest java installed), don't see output. have taken idea code book java 7 third edition chapter 5. topic under discussion using java.lang.class , creation of object without using new operator.

package java7thirdeditionpart1;  public class creatobjectwithoutnewoperator {      public static void main(string[] args) {          class myclass2 = null;         try {             myclass2 = class.forname("book");         } catch (classnotfoundexception e) {          }          if (myclass2 != null) {             try {                 //creating instance of book class                 book book1 = (book) myclass2.newinstance();                                 book1.setauthor("khan");                 system.out.println(book1.getauthor());                 book1.settitle("second book");                 book1.setisbn("kh_s_b");                                 book1.printbookdetails();             } catch (illegalaccessexception e1) {                   e1.printstacktrace();              } catch (instantiationexception e2) {                   e2.printstacktrace();              }         }      }//main method ends here. }//class creatobjectwithoutnewoperator ends here.  package java7thirdeditionpart1;  public class book {     string isbn;     string title;     string author;      public book()     {         this.setisbn("");         this.settitle("");         this.setauthor("");     }//constructor ends here.      public book(string isbn, string title, string author) {         this.setisbn(isbn);         this.settitle(title);         this.setauthor(author);     }      public string getisbn() {         return isbn;     }      public void setisbn(string isbn) {         this.isbn = isbn;     }      public string gettitle() {         return title;     }      public void settitle(string title) {         this.title = title;     }      public string getauthor() {         return author;     }      public void setauthor(string author) {         this.author = author;     }      public void printbookdetails(){         system.out.println("*********************");         system.out.println("isbn: " + this.getisbn());         system.out.println("title: " + this.gettitle());         system.out.println("author: " + this.getauthor());         system.out.println("*********************");     }//method printbookdetails ends here.  }//class book ends here. 

try using package name before class in method forname()

package java7thirdeditionpart1;  public class creatobjectwithoutnewoperator {      public static void main(string[] args) {          class myclass2 = null;         try {             myclass2 = class.forname("java7thirdeditionpart1.book");         } catch (classnotfoundexception e) {             e.printstacktrace();         }          if (myclass2 != null) {             try {                 //creating instance of book class                 /*since newinstance returns java.lang.object object, need downcast original type.*/                 book book1 = (book) myclass2.newinstance();                                 book1.setauthor("khan");                                 book1.settitle("second book");                 book1.setisbn("kh_s_b");                                 book1.printbookdetails();                  book1 = (book) myclass2.newinstance();                 book1.setauthor("ajmal");                 book1.settitle("first book");                 book1.setisbn("aj_f_b");                 book1.printbookdetails();             } catch (illegalaccessexception e1) {                 e1.printstacktrace();             } catch (instantiationexception e2) {                 e2.printstacktrace();             }         }      }//main method ends here. }//class creatobjectwithoutnewoperator ends here. 

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