Getting the class name from a static method in Java

How can one get the name of the class from a static method in that class. For example

public class MyClass {
    public static String getClassName() {
        String name = ????; // what goes here so the string "MyClass" is returned
        return name;
    }
}

To put it in context, I actually want to return the class name as part of a message in an exception.

Solution 1:

In order to support refactoring correctly (rename class), then you should use either:

 MyClass.class.getName(); // full name with package

or (thanks to @James Van Huis):

 MyClass.class.getSimpleName(); // class name and no more

Solution 2:

In Java 7+ you can do this in static method/fields:

MethodHandles.lookup().lookupClass()

Solution 3:

Do what @toolkit says. Do not do anything like this:

return new Object() { }.getClass().getEnclosingClass();

(Edit: Or if you are using a Java version that came out well after this answer was originally written, @Rein.)