public static Method methodFromName(String fullyQualifiedMethodName)
      throws ClassNotFoundException, NoSuchMethodException, SecurityException {
    int classIndex = fullyQualifiedMethodName.lastIndexOf('.');
    if (classIndex <= 0) {
      throw new ClassNotFoundException(
          "Static creation function [" + fullyQualifiedMethodName + "] should be fully qualified");
    }
    String className = fullyQualifiedMethodName.substring(0, classIndex);
    if (checkForPrimType(className) != null) {
      throw new NoSuchMethodException(className + " cannot be one of the primitive types");
    }
    String methodName = fullyQualifiedMethodName.substring(classIndex + 1);
    Class<?> result = ClassPathLoader.getLatest().forName(className);
    return result.getMethod(methodName);
  }
Resolve the method from the given qualified name. Only zero argument methods are supported.
geode-core/src/main/java/org/apache/geode/internal/ClassLoadUtils.java