Method Class | getName() Method in Java

The getName() method of the Thread class is used to retrieve the name of a thread. It helps in identifying threads during execution, especially useful for debugging and logging in multithreaded applications.

• Returns the name of the current thread
• Commonly used for debugging and logging
• Default thread names are like Thread-0, Thread-1, etc.

Thread name: Thread-0

Explanation: The getName() method fetches and prints the name of the thread. If no custom name is set, it displays the default thread name.

Syntax

public final String getName()

Example: Program to check whether class contains a certain specific method.

Class Object Contains Method whose name is method1

Explanation: Above program uses Java Reflection (Class and Method) to retrieve all methods of a class at runtime. It then checks whether a method with the name "method1" exists and prints a message if found.