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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