VB.NET: Get class name of a instance

Question

Is there a way to get the instance's class name with VB.NET?

Answer 1

Try the following

Dim name = Me.GetType().Name

Or for any instance

Dim name = theObject.GetType().Name

Answer 2

Dim type As Type = yourObject.GetType()
Dim typeName As String = type.FullName

Full name will get you the fully qualified name of the Type, including the namespace of the Type.

See MSDN for more information on what is available with Type.