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Tommy Choe
Tommy Choe
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Posted by Tommy Choe
Tommy Choe
38,156 Points

What class is actually being returned by getClass()

I understand that getClass is inherited from Object but exactly what class is being returned by the method? Is it the Main class?

I've linked the video with this question.

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Jacob Bergdahl
Jacob Bergdahl
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Jacob Bergdahl
Jacob Bergdahl
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Yes, I am fairly certain that getClass() is simply a shorter way of writing this.getClass(), meaning it is called on this instance of the Main class.

Tommy Choe
Tommy Choe
38,156 Points
Tommy Choe
Tommy Choe
38,156 Points

Awesome. Thanks for the clarification Jacob!