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Java Package getName() method with example

Package Class getName() method: Here, we are going to learn about the getName() method of Package Class with its syntax and example.
Submitted by Preeti Jain, on November 30, 2019

Package Class getName() method

  • getName() method is available in java.lang package.
  • getName() method is used to retrieve the name of the package.
  • getName() method is a non-static method, it is accessible with the class object only and if we try to access the method with the class name then we will get an error.
  • getName() method does not throw an exception at the time of returning the name of the package.

Syntax:

    public String getName();

Parameter(s):

  • It does not accept any parameter.

Return value:

The return type of this method is String, it returns fully qualified name of the package like this (java.util).

Example:

// Java program to demonstrate the example 
// of String getName() of Package method

public class PackageName {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Get Package by using getPackage() method
        Package pkg = Package.getPackage("java.util");

        // Get name of the package by using getName() and
        //stored in a variable pname
        String pname = pkg.getName();

        // Display name of the package
        System.out.print("Package Name: ");
        System.out.print(pname);
    }
}

Output

Package Name: java.util


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