diff --git a/archunit/src/main/java/com/tngtech/archunit/core/domain/JavaClass.java b/archunit/src/main/java/com/tngtech/archunit/core/domain/JavaClass.java
index e11cfac8af..adeec64a2e 100644
--- a/archunit/src/main/java/com/tngtech/archunit/core/domain/JavaClass.java
+++ b/archunit/src/main/java/com/tngtech/archunit/core/domain/JavaClass.java
@@ -476,16 +476,36 @@ private <T extends JavaCodeUnit> Optional<T> tryFindMatchingCodeUnit(Set<T> code
         return Optional.absent();
     }
 
+    @PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS)
+    public JavaMethod getMethod(String name) {
+        return findMatchingCodeUnit(methods, name, Collections.<String>emptyList());
+    }
+
     @PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS)
     public JavaMethod getMethod(String name, Class<?>... parameters) {
         return findMatchingCodeUnit(methods, name, namesOf(parameters));
     }
 
+    @PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS)
+    public JavaMethod getMethod(String name, String... parameters) {
+        return findMatchingCodeUnit(methods, name, ImmutableList.copyOf(parameters));
+    }
+
+    @PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS)
+    public Optional<JavaMethod> tryGetMethod(String name) {
+        return tryFindMatchingCodeUnit(methods, name, Collections.<String>emptyList());
+    }
+
     @PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS)
     public Optional<JavaMethod> tryGetMethod(String name, Class<?>... parameters) {
         return tryFindMatchingCodeUnit(methods, name, namesOf(parameters));
     }
 
+    @PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS)
+    public Optional<JavaMethod> tryGetMethod(String name, String... parameters) {
+        return tryFindMatchingCodeUnit(methods, name, ImmutableList.copyOf(parameters));
+    }
+
     @PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS)
     public Set<JavaMethod> getMethods() {
         return methods;
@@ -497,11 +517,21 @@ public Set<JavaMethod> getAllMethods() {
         return allMethods.get();
     }
 
+    @PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS)
+    public JavaConstructor getConstructor() {
+        return findMatchingCodeUnit(constructors, CONSTRUCTOR_NAME, Collections.<String>emptyList());
+    }
+
     @PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS)
     public JavaConstructor getConstructor(Class<?>... parameters) {
         return findMatchingCodeUnit(constructors, CONSTRUCTOR_NAME, namesOf(parameters));
     }
 
+    @PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS)
+    public JavaConstructor getConstructor(String... parameters) {
+        return findMatchingCodeUnit(constructors, CONSTRUCTOR_NAME, ImmutableList.copyOf(parameters));
+    }
+
     @PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS)
     public Set<JavaConstructor> getConstructors() {
         return constructors;
diff --git a/archunit/src/test/java/com/tngtech/archunit/core/importer/ClassFileImporterTest.java b/archunit/src/test/java/com/tngtech/archunit/core/importer/ClassFileImporterTest.java
index 30278420f7..a9b50d861a 100644
--- a/archunit/src/test/java/com/tngtech/archunit/core/importer/ClassFileImporterTest.java
+++ b/archunit/src/test/java/com/tngtech/archunit/core/importer/ClassFileImporterTest.java
@@ -649,6 +649,15 @@ public void imports_complex_method_with_correct_parameters() throws Exception {
         assertThat(clazz.getMethod("complex", String.class, long.class, long.class, Serializable.class, Serializable.class))
                 .isEquivalentTo(ClassWithComplexMethod.class.getDeclaredMethod(
                         "complex", String.class, long.class, long.class, Serializable.class, Serializable.class));
+        assertThat(clazz.tryGetMethod("complex", String.class, long.class, long.class, Serializable.class, Serializable.class).get())
+                .isEquivalentTo(ClassWithComplexMethod.class.getDeclaredMethod(
+                        "complex", String.class, long.class, long.class, Serializable.class, Serializable.class));
+        assertThat(clazz.getMethod("complex", "java.lang.String", "long", "long", "java.io.Serializable", "java.io.Serializable"))
+                .isEquivalentTo(ClassWithComplexMethod.class.getDeclaredMethod(
+                        "complex", String.class, long.class, long.class, Serializable.class, Serializable.class));
+        assertThat(clazz.tryGetMethod("complex", "java.lang.String", "long", "long", "java.io.Serializable", "java.io.Serializable").get())
+                .isEquivalentTo(ClassWithComplexMethod.class.getDeclaredMethod(
+                        "complex", String.class, long.class, long.class, Serializable.class, Serializable.class));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -874,8 +883,12 @@ public void imports_simple_constructors_with_correct_parameters() throws Excepti
         assertThat(clazz.getConstructor()).isEquivalentTo(ClassWithSimpleConstructors.class.getDeclaredConstructor());
         assertThat(clazz.getConstructor(Object.class))
                 .isEquivalentTo(ClassWithSimpleConstructors.class.getDeclaredConstructor(Object.class));
+        assertThat(clazz.getConstructor("java.lang.Object"))
+                .isEquivalentTo(ClassWithSimpleConstructors.class.getDeclaredConstructor(Object.class));
         assertThat(clazz.getConstructor(int.class, int.class))
                 .isEquivalentTo(ClassWithSimpleConstructors.class.getDeclaredConstructor(int.class, int.class));
+        assertThat(clazz.getConstructor("int", "int"))
+                .isEquivalentTo(ClassWithSimpleConstructors.class.getDeclaredConstructor(int.class, int.class));
     }
 
     @Test