Apex class getSimpleName() equivalent

Question

I would like to get Apex class name without namespace prefix. I wonder if exists any equivalent method like known in Java getSimpleName() ?

Existing method getName() returns apex class name with namespace like follows:

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 05 '18 at 20:02

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No such reflection is available in Apex. If you want to know they type name, you will have to implement it manually.

public class MyType
{
    public String getTypeName() { return 'MyType'; }
}

answered Jul 05 '18 at 20:02

Adrian Larson

But there are other ways of getting the class name: https://salesforce.stackexchange.com/questions/23998/return-name-of-class-from-instance-of-that-class – Renato Oliveira Jul 05 '18 at 20:16
@renato-oliveira IMHO additional split or substring only for get class name isn't elegant approach. – Grzegorz Połuch Jul 05 '18 at 20:21
Btw. I wonder why getSimpleName() isn't available in Apex which in fact is based on Java lang? How about posting that Idea on Trailblazer Community? – Grzegorz Połuch Jul 05 '18 at 20:27
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Because *Apex does not support reflection*. Not sure why they made that design decision, and I think it would be hard for anyone not working directly on the language to answer that sort of question. – Adrian Larson Jul 05 '18 at 20:28
Thanks @adrian-larson . Also I am confused why exists method MyApexClass.class.getName() which in fact returns apex class name, but with namespace prefix. – Grzegorz Połuch Jul 05 '18 at 20:36
@gpoluch Not sure what you are looking at. Classes in my org have no such callable method. – Adrian Larson Jul 05 '18 at 20:44
@adrian-larson please check my updated question – Grzegorz Połuch Jul 05 '18 at 21:02

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