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
// Java program to demonstrate getName() method public class Test {
public static void main(String[] args)
throws ClassNotFoundException
{
// returns the Class object for this class
Class myClass = Class.forName("Test");
System.out.println("Class represented by myClass: "
+ myClass.toString());
// Get the name of myClass
// using getName() method
System.out.println("Name of myClass: "
+ myClass.getName());
}
} |
Output:
Class represented by myClass: class Test Name of myClass: Test
Example 2:
Java
// Java program to demonstrate getName() method public class Test {
class Arr {
}
public static void main(String[] args)
throws ClassNotFoundException
{
// returns the Class object for A
Class arrClass = Arr. class ;
// Get the name of arrClass
// using getName() method
System.out.println("Name of arrClass: "
+ arrClass.getName());
}
} |
Output:
Name of arrClass: Test$Arr
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html#getName–