Java. getClass() returns a class, how come I can get a string too?

Question

When I use System.out.println(obj.getClass()) it doesn\'t give me any error. From what I understand getClass() returns a Class type. Since p

Answer 1

See the code:

787     public void println(Object x) {
788         String s = String.valueOf(x);
789         synchronized (this) {
790             print(s);
791             newLine();
792         }
793     }

Note the String.valueOf(x).

Bonus for asking a good question:

632     public void print(String s) {
633         if (s == null) {
634             s = "null";
635         }
636         write(s);
637     }

That's why it prints null when the object is null :)