How to get the current class' name in a static method?

Question

Normally I can call this.GetType(), but I can't access this in a static method. How can we check it?

Look: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/552629/c-sharp-print-the-class-name-from-within-a-static-function — k06a, Feb 17 '12 at 10:09

alexsuslin · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-17T10:15:32.750

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new StackFrame().GetMethod().DeclaringType

or

MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType

or

new StackTrace(true).GetFrame(<frame index>).GetMethod() //e.g. <frame index> = 0

edited Feb 17 '12 at 10:15

answered Feb 17 '12 at 10:10

alexsuslin

score 13 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 17 '12 at 10:21

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Use typeof:

string className = typeof(MyClass).Name;

answered Feb 17 '12 at 10:21

brgerner

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this one will not work if the code is pasted to another class – Louis Rhys Feb 17 '12 at 10:47
@lo Yes but renaming class keeps the correct typeof statement. – brgerner Feb 17 '12 at 11:41
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@lo If you copy class by ReSharper's *Copy Type* refactoring the typeof statement should remain correct too. – brgerner Feb 17 '12 at 12:15
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By this same token, you can now simply do `nameof(MyClass)`, as of C# 6.0. – Kevin May 13 '19 at 18:58

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