C# getting its own class name

Try this:

this.GetType().Name

I wanted to throw this up for good measure. I think the way @micahtan posted is preferred.

typeof(MyProgram).Name

Although micahtan's answer is good, it won't work in a static method. If you want to retrieve the name of the current type, this one should work everywhere:

string className = MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType.Name;

For reference, if you have a type that inherits from another you can also use

this.GetType().BaseType.Name

Get Current class name of Asp.net

string CurrentClass = System.Reflection.MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType.Name.ToString();

This can be used for a generic class

typeof(T).Name

The easiest way is to use the call name attribute. However, currently, there is no attribute class that returns the class name or the namespace of the calling method.

See: CallerMemberNameAttributeClass

public void DoProcessing()
{
    TraceMessage("Something happened.");
}

public void TraceMessage(string message,
        [System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CallerMemberName] string memberName = "",
        [System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CallerFilePath] string sourceFilePath = "",
        [System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CallerLineNumber] int sourceLineNumber = 0)
{
    System.Diagnostics.Trace.WriteLine("message: " + message);
    System.Diagnostics.Trace.WriteLine("member name: " + memberName);
    System.Diagnostics.Trace.WriteLine("source file path: " + sourceFilePath);
    System.Diagnostics.Trace.WriteLine("source line number: " + sourceLineNumber);
}

// Sample Output:
//  message: Something happened.
//  member name: DoProcessing
//  source file path: c:\Users\username\Documents\Visual Studio 2012\Projects\CallerInfoCS\CallerInfoCS\Form1.cs
//  source line number: 31