getName() method

getName() method returns name of an entity like thread name, class and interface etc.

Example 1: thread name returns

 public class  Examp1  extends  Thread{
  public void  run(){
   System.out.println("running...");
  }
  public static void main  (String args[]){
  Examp1 t1= new   Examp1();
 
   System.out.println("Name of t1:"+t1.getName());
  
  t1.start();

  t1.setName("Janhvi sahu");
  System.out.println("After changing, name of t1:"+t1.getName());
 }
}

Output

Name of t1: Thread-0 

running... 

After changing, name of t1: Janhvi sahu

Example 2: class name returns

java.lang.Class.getName() method is used to return class name

 public class  Demo1 {

    public static void  main(String[] args) {

      
      Demo1 cl =  new  Demo1();
      
      // returns the Class object associated with this class
      
      Class  c1ClassObject = cl.getClass();

      // returns the name of the class
       String  name = c1ClassObject.getName();
      System.out.println  ("Class Name = "  + name);
   }
}

Output

Class Name = Demo1

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