How the get the classOf for a scala object type
ScalaScala Problem Overview
I wonder how to get a class object for an object type in Scala. Ok, that is a mouth full because of the double meaning for object. So here an example which will fail:
object Main
{
private [this] val TAG = classOf [Main].getName;
} // Main
If Main was class it works perfectly. Any ideas?
Scala Solutions
Solution 1 - Scala
scala> Main.getClass
res1: java.lang.Class[_] = class Main$
Solution 2 - Scala
The reason why classOf[Main] doesn't work is because Main is not a type.
Classes and traits define types, objects do not.
Solution 3 - Scala
Since Main is an object, for your example to work, simply replace your assignment line with;
private [this] val TAG = this.getClass.getName;