Getting class name without instance?

Sibyl

Is there any way to get the name of a class without an instance (i.e.,
object of the class)? I am working with log4j, and would like a uniform
way to name loggers without typing in the name of the class for each
individual class. For example,

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import org.apache.log4j.Logger;

public class Foo {
...

private static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger([get either Class
object or class name here--the result should be the Class Foo.class or
its fully qualified name as a String]);
}

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The point is that this same statement needs to be in every class where
logging is done, and I would like them all to be identical.

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Question 2:

A related question is how to get the name and signature of the method
(this time in an object) that a statement appears in. I.e.,

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public class Foo {

public void bar(String s) {
System.out.println("I am now in " + [get method name and
signature--the result should be "bar(String s)" or the equivalent]);
}
}
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This second question relates to having the logger record the name of the
active method in a way that is uniform across all classes and methods.

Thanks for your help!

Sibyl

Jul 17 '05 #1

Chris

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Sibyl wrote:

[snip]

import org.apache.log4j.Logger;

public class Foo {
...

private static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger([get either Class
object or class name here--the result should be the Class Foo.class
or its fully qualified name as a String]);
}

------------
The point is that this same statement needs to be in every class
where logging is done, and I would like them all to be identical.

[snip]

Hi,
How about:

java.lang.Class c = Foo.class;

and do whatever you need with the Class object, like getName().

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Chris
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Jul 17 '05 #2

SMC

On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 18:49:25 +1100, Chris wrote:

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Sibyl wrote:

[snip]

import org.apache.log4j.Logger;

public class Foo {
...

private static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger([get either Class
object or class name here--the result should be the Class Foo.class or
its fully qualified name as a String]); }

------------
The point is that this same statement needs to be in every class where
logging is done, and I would like them all to be identical.

[snip]

Hi,
How about:

java.lang.Class c = Foo.class;

and do whatever you need with the Class object, like getName().

Or Class.forName("foo.class")

--
Sean

"There are 10 types of people in this world, those who can count in binary,
and those who can't."

Jul 17 '05 #3

Maj0r

SMC <sm*@nospam.org> wrote in message news:<pa*********************************@nospam.o rg>...

On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 18:49:25 +1100, Chris wrote:

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Sibyl wrote:

[snip]

import org.apache.log4j.Logger;

public class Foo {
...

private static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger([get either Class
object or class name here--the result should be the Class Foo.class or
its fully qualified name as a String]); }

------------
The point is that this same statement needs to be in every class where
logging is done, and I would like them all to be identical.

[snip]

Hi,
How about:

java.lang.Class c = Foo.class;

and do whatever you need with the Class object, like getName().

Or Class.forName("foo.class")

That's the way I initialize a log4j-logger :

private static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(getClass());

Is the same line of code in every class.

Jul 17 '05 #4

Raymond DeCampo

Maj0r wrote:

SMC <sm*@nospam.org> wrote in message news:<pa*********************************@nospam.o rg>...

On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 18:49:25 +1100, Chris wrote:

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Sibyl wrote:

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The point is that this same statement needs to be in every class where
logging is done, and I would like them all to be identical.

[snip]

Hi,
How about:

java.lang.Class c = Foo.class;

and do whatever you need with the Class object, like getName().

Or Class.forName("foo.class")

That's the way I initialize a log4j-logger :

private static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(getClass());

Is the same line of code in every class.

Am I missing something? Object.getClass() is not static and the above
code would not compile.

Ray

Jul 17 '05 #5