How to determine an object's class?

Question

If class B and class C extend class A and I have an object of type B or C, how can I determine of which type

Answer 1

You can use getSimpleName().

Let's say we have a object: Dog d = new Dog(),

The we can use below statement to get the class name: Dog. E.g.:

d.getClass().getSimpleName(); // return String 'Dog'.

PS: d.getClass() will give you the full name of your object.