Getting the name of the currently executing method

Question

Is there a way to get the name of the currently executing method in Java?

Answer 1

What's wrong with this approach:

class Example {
    FileOutputStream fileOutputStream;

    public Example() {
        //System.out.println("Example.Example()");

        debug("Example.Example()",false); // toggle

        try {
            fileOutputStream = new FileOutputStream("debug.txt");
        } catch (Exception exception) {
             debug(exception + Calendar.getInstance().getTime());
        }
    }

    private boolean was911AnInsideJob() {
        System.out.println("Example.was911AnInsideJob()");
        return true;
    }

    public boolean shouldGWBushBeImpeached(){
        System.out.println("Example.shouldGWBushBeImpeached()");
        return true;
    }

    public void setPunishment(int yearsInJail){
        debug("Server.setPunishment(int yearsInJail=" + yearsInJail + ")",true);
    }
}

And before people go crazy about using System.out.println(...) you could always, and should, create some method so that output can be redirected, e.g:

    private void debug (Object object) {
        debug(object,true);
    }

    private void dedub(Object object, boolean debug) {
        if (debug) {
            System.out.println(object);

            // you can also write to a file but make sure the output stream
            // ISN'T opened every time debug(Object object) is called

            fileOutputStream.write(object.toString().getBytes());
        }
    }

Answer 2

Just in case the method which name you want to know is a junit test method, then you can use junit TestName rule: https://stackoverflow.com/a/1426730/3076107