Is there a way I can make sure that an object created by using my class gets the name that the user assigns to it in java

Question

I build a class with the constructor:

public Door(String name){

  this.name = name;
 }

Is there a way where I can create a default constructor where the name becomes whatever the user assigns this object. For example:

{

  Door blackDoor = new Door();
}

Would make the

blackDoor.name = blackDoor?

This is possible through reflection, but only while debugging. See [this question](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14459674/how-to-get-variable-name-in-java) for example. **Don't use this in production builds. Names can change and variables might be removed due to compiler optimizations.** — GiantTree, May 23 '15 at 23:06
@GiantTree thanks a lot. I was just curious to know if it could be done. — Hamza Khan, May 23 '15 at 23:13

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered May 23 '15 at 23:20

public class Bleh {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        BlackDoor bd = new BlackDoor();
        System.out.println(bd.name);
    }
}

class Door {
    String name;
    public Door(){
        this.name = this.getClass().getName();
    }
}


class BlackDoor extends Door{
}

Is there a way I can make sure that an object created by using my class gets the name that the user assigns to it in java

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