Java, difference between Integer.TYPE and int.class

Question

What is the difference between using Integer.TYPE and int.class?

I did some tests and both can be passed as a parameter to a Class<?>.

Answer 1

Integer.TYPE and int.class are the same thing.

If you run the following snippet, you will see that the return is true.

System.out.println(Integer.TYPE.equals(int.class));

The definition of Integer.TYPE is as follows::

public static final Class<Integer>  TYPE = (Class<Integer>) Class.getPrimitiveClass("int");