Java: Get the class of a variable

Question

For debugging purposes, I would like to display the type of a specific variable in Java, e.g.:

String s = "adasdas";
System.out.println( SOME_MAGIC_HERE(s) );

And get:

String

Answer 1

You're looking for the Object.getClass() method.

Examples:

System.out.println(s.getClass());                  // Prints "java.lang.String"

System.out.println(s.getClass().getSimpleName());  // Prints "String"