Close

Java Reflection - Method.getName() Examples

[Last Updated: Nov 8, 2025]

Java Reflection Java Java API

Class:

java.lang.reflect.Method

Method:

public String getName()

Returns the name of the method represented by this Method object, as a String .

Examples

package com.logicbig.example.method;

import java.lang.reflect.Method;

public class GetNameExample {
    public void execute() {}

    public static void main(String... args) throws NoSuchMethodException {
        Method m = GetNameExample.class.getDeclaredMethod("execute");
        String name = m.getName();
        System.out.println(name);
    }
}

Output

execute

See Also