How to get class name?

[phoneyDev (Stern)]

This has been discussed:

Relying on String(describing:) to get the name of a type

Hi, I'm wondering about using String(describing: t) (or "\(t)"), where t is a type, to get the name of that type for use cases like the following: static func findStoryboard() -> UIStoryboard { return UIStoryboard(name: String(describing: self), bundle: nil). } From what I've been able to find, this is behavior that a lot of code relies on, but it isn't a guarantee that is documented anywhere. In a similar topic, Jordan Rose writes: String(describing:) prints a reasonably displayable …

Getting the (more) fully qualified name of a type

Consider this exampe: class One { enum State { case state } } class Two { enum State { case state } } func take<Value>(value: Value) { print("\(Value.self)") } take(value: One.State.state) take(value: Two.State.state) Currently this prints State for both. Changing it to to type(of: value) also prints State for both. It's only once you go to String(reflecting: Value.self) that you get the full type names: <lldb>.One.State, <lldb>.Two.State. Any reason why these are different? It …