How to get string name of a method in java?

Question

How can I find out through reflection what is the string name of the method?

For example given:

class Car{
   public void getFoo(){
   }
}
         


        

Answer 1

So, you want to get the name of the currently executing method? Here's a somewhat ugly way to do that:

Exception e = new Exception();
e.fillInStackTrace();
String methodName = e.getStackTrace()[0].getMethodName();