Class getName() method in Java with Examples (original) (raw)

Last Updated : 27 Jan, 2022

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--