How can I easily get a Scala case class's name?

Question

Given:

case class FirstCC {
  def name: String = ... // something that will give \"FirstCC\"
}
case class SecondCC extends FirstCC
val one = FirstCC()
val two =          


        

Answer 1

You can use the property productPrefix of the case class:

case class FirstCC {
  def name = productPrefix
}
case class SecondCC extends FirstCC
val one = FirstCC()
val two = SecondCC()

one.name
two.name

N.B. If you pass to scala 2.8 extending a case class have been deprecated, and you have to not forget the left and right parent ()