Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; /* * #%L * Matos * $Id:$ * $HeadURL:$ * %% * Copyright (C) 2008 - 2014 Orange SA * %% * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. * #L% */ public class Main { /** * Gives back the string of the package name where the class is defined. * Note: this has nothing to do with the notion of classloader Packages. * @param clazz * @return */ public static String getPackageName(final Class<?> clazz) { String classname = clazz.getName(); if (classname == null) return null; // Should not happen. It is not a canonical name int index = classname.lastIndexOf("."); return (index == -1) ? "" : classname.substring(0, index); } }