Getting class name without instance?

From: Sibyl (sibyltalk_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 11/27/03 

Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 14:56:30 -0600

Is there any way to get the name of a class without an instance (i.e.,
object of the class)? I am working with log4j, and would like a uniform
way to name loggers without typing in the name of the class for each
individual class. For example,

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import org.apache.log4j.Logger;

public class Foo {
   ...

   private static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger([get either Class
object or class name here--the result should be the Class Foo.class or
its fully qualified name as a String]);
}

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The point is that this same statement needs to be in every class where
logging is done, and I would like them all to be identical.

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Question 2:

A related question is how to get the name and signature of the method
(this time in an object) that a statement appears in. I.e.,

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public class Foo {

   public void bar(String s) {
      System.out.println("I am now in " + [get method name and
signature--the result should be "bar(String s)" or the equivalent]);
   }
}
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This second question relates to having the logger record the name of the
active method in a way that is uniform across all classes and methods.

Thanks for your help!

Sibyl