Getting information about class inside its method

Question

I'm having one function which is inherited in other classes. What I would like in that function is to get current class name in which is running. For example:

public class A {
    public void foo() {
        System.out.println(this.class.getName()); // I know this syntax is incorrect
    }
}

public class B extends A {
}

I would like when I call instance of class A, for function foo() to print "A", and when running foo from instance of class B to write "B", without having to explicitly overload foo() function.

EDIT: As Arvind said it solution I was looking for was:

this.getClass().getName()

Smells like an `X Y Problem`. What are you trying to achieve here, that makes polymorphism impossible? — christopher, Mar 19 '14 at 10:27
Take a look at this `-->` http://stackoverflow.com/a/1696565/235710 — Mohammad Adil, Mar 19 '14 at 10:28
u may try this: System.out.println(this.getClass().getName()); — , Mar 19 '14 at 10:31

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 19 '14 at 11:04

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System.out.println(this.getClass().getName());

answered Mar 19 '14 at 11:04

Viraj

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