Get the name (string) of a generic type in Swift

Question

I have a generic class of type T and I would like to get the name of the type that passed into the class when instantiated. Here is an example.

class MyClas         


        

Answer 1

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import Foundation

class ClassType {

    static func name () -> String
    {
        return "\(T.self)".componentsSeparatedByString(".").last!
    }
}

class MyClass {

}

func testClassName(){

    let className = ClassType.name()
    print(className)
}

testClassName()