Object returning it's Class

Newbie & Debugging Questions
#1

Is it possible to have the Object return it’s Class name? I’m trying to use the .Class name as a key for a hash map and have it store every object under that Class.
I tried Casting the object to Class, but unfortunately that returned an error. Any help would be appreciated!

#2 
anything.getClass().getName()
#3

if your going to use a hashmap do it like this:

HashMap<String, yourClass> map = new HashMap<String, yourClass>();

then in your class have a method that returns the name:

private final String NAME;
public yourClass(String name)
{
NAME = name;
{
public String getName()
{
return NAME;
}

then do this:

YourClass class = new yourClass(“name”);
map.put(class.getName(), class);

[edit] Then for searching for the class you want do something like this:

public yourClass findClass(String name)
{
yourClass class = (yourClass) map.get(name);
return class;
}

of course this is all pseudo code.

#4

Ehhhh what’s the point of that method? There is no need to cast… :stuck_out_tongue:

Also, “class” is a reserved keyword, you cannot use it :wink:

Anyway, Riven’s method is better :slight_smile:

#5

I said it was pseudo code… and I always add the cast just in case (it is a HashMap were talking about here) it also throws an error if it can’t cast so you can catch it and do something about it, I never design my programs to have to use that but it is nice to have anyway.

#6

Just in case what? Generics don’t suddenly “not work” :wink:

#7

Thanks guys! Appreciate the quick help!

#8

In reverse way, there’s also “instanceof”.