Flex: given Class object, get the name of the class it represents

Question

In Flex, say I have a Class object. How do I get a string for the class it represents?

e.g.:

var clazz:Class= String;
trace(clazz);  // this gives "[class String]" but what I want is "String"

Answer 1

Does this work?

trace(clazz.toString());

Answer 2

If you want to know all there is about a class, use describeType. Related, you might find useful getDefinition and getDefinitionByName.

describeType return all the details in an XML object. If you're looking just for the name, try something like:

trace(describeType(String).@name);

This is general actionscript. It has no dependency on the flex framework. Goodluck.

Answer 3

flash.utils::getQualifiedClassName is the function you are looking for ... ;)

Answer 4

Hello,

if(clazz.hasProperty('className'))
{
     trace(clazz['className']);
}

Adrian, http://blog.timeister.com/