In Scala, how do I get the *name* of an `object` (not an instance of a class)?

Question

In Scala, I can declare an object like so:

class Thing

object Thingy extends Thing

How would I get \"Thingy\" (the name of th

Answer 1

I don't know which way is the proper way, but this could be achieved by Scala reflection:

implicitly[TypeTag[Thingy.type]].tpe.termSymbol.name.toString