How to determine program name in static main

Question

What code can I execute in static main to get the name of the class provided as an argument to the java interpreter on the command line (since args doesn't include it)?
Or is this simply not possible in Java?
Why do I need this? I'm subclassing the class that defines static main, using the subclass as the program class, and want to instantiate it reflectively in main. Currently, I'm passing in the subclass name as an argument, so it appears on the command line twice, which seems awfully silly.

Answer 1

JoachimSauer wrote:
shdanfo wrote:
The question is very simple: In Java, is it possible to execute code in static main that returns the name of the program class provided to the java interpreter?Let me get that straight.
You have something similar to this:
public class Foo {
public static void main(String[] args) {
String programName = ...;
System.out.println(programName);
}And you want to know what your have to replace "..." with so that the program outputs "Foo". Is that correct?
I'd suggest either Foo.class.getName() or even simpler "Foo".I don't know if I'm getting this wrong now or not. It also sounds like the OP wants to know the name so that he can use reflection to create an instance. But all of that code could in that case be replaced with:
public class Foo {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Foo foo = new Foo();
}    Since he knows that this implementation of main is located in the class Foo.
Kaj