The getName() method of java.lang.Class class is used to get the name of this entity. This entity can be a class, an array, an interface, etc. The method returns the name of the entity as a String.
Syntax:
public String getName()
Parameter: This method does not accept any parameter.
Return Value: This method returns the name of the entity as a String.
Below programs demonstrate the getName() method.
Example 1:
Java
public class Test {
public static void main(String[] args)
throws ClassNotFoundException
{
Class myClass = Class.forName("Test");
System.out.println("Class represented by myClass: "
+ myClass.toString());
System.out.println("Name of myClass: "
+ myClass.getName());
}
}
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Output: Class represented by myClass: class Test
Name of myClass: Test
Example 2:
Java
public class Test {
class Arr {
}
public static void main(String[] args)
throws ClassNotFoundException
{
Class arrClass = Arr. class ;
System.out.println("Name of arrClass: "
+ arrClass.getName());
}
}
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Output: Name of arrClass: Test$Arr
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html#getName–