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Get an object's class name at runtime

Submitted by: @import:stackoverflow-api·Mar 10, 2026·

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objectnameclassruntimeget

Problem

Is it possible to get an object's class/type name at runtime using TypeScript?

class MyClass{}

var instance = new MyClass();
console.log(instance.????); // Should output "MyClass"

Solution

Simple answer :

class MyClass {}

const instance = new MyClass();

console.log(instance.constructor.name); // MyClass
console.log(MyClass.name);              // MyClass

However: beware that the name will likely be different when using minified code.

Code Snippets

class MyClass {}

const instance = new MyClass();

console.log(instance.constructor.name); // MyClass
console.log(MyClass.name);              // MyClass

Context

Stack Overflow Q#13613524, score: 784

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