Object getClass() in Java

getClass(): This method is available in the java.lang.Object class of Java.

Syntax:

Class<? extends Object> java.lang.Object.getClass()

This method returns the runtime class of this Object. The returned Class object is the object that is locked by static synchronized methods of the represented class.

Parameters: NA

Returns: The Class object that represents the runtime class of this object.

Exceptions: NA

Approach

Java

public class ObjectgetClass {
    public static void main(String[] args) {

        Object object = new Object();

        System.out.println(object.getClass());
    }
}

Output:

class java.lang.Object

Some other methods of Object Class.

equals(): This method indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.

hashCode(): This method returns a hash code value for the object.

toString(): This method returns a string representation of the object.