Java Class getSimpleName() Method

The getSimpleName() method of java Class class returns the simple name of the underlying class as given in the source code. In the case of an anonymous class, it returns an empty string.

Syntax

Parameter

Returns

The simple name of the underlying class.

Throws

Example 1

//import statements
import java.lang.*;
public class ClassgetSimpleNameExample1 {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
      ClassgetSimpleNameExample1 obj = new ClassgetSimpleNameExample1();
      Class class1 = obj.getClass();

      String nm = class1.getName();
      System.out.println("Class Name = " + nm);

      String snm = class1.getSimpleName();
      System.out.println("Class SimpleName = " + snm);     
   }
}

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Output:

Class Name = ClassgetSimpleNameExample1
Class SimpleName = ClassgetSimpleNameExample1

Example 2

public class ClassgetSimpleNameExample2 {
    public static void main(String... args) {
        Class<ClassgetSimpleNameExample2> class1 = ClassgetSimpleNameExample2.class;
        String sName = class1.getSimpleName();
        System.out.println(sName);
    }
}

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Output: