I use log4j for logging and tend to include the following snipet in
all my classes...

public class MyClass {

   // Logging Declarations
   private static String _className;
   private static Category _cat;

   static {
       _className = MyClass.class.getName();
       _cat = Category.getInstance(_className);
   }

............

}

this works fine until you start to investigate obfuscation and in
particular RetroGuard;  Retroguard correctly changes MyClass to be
some funny name but when the code executes the static initialiser
fails with ClassNotFoundException since MyClass.class.getName is not
myFunnyName.class.getName

What I really want is a way in a static intialiser to get .class but I
don't have a this so can't do a this.class.   Any ideas?

I have a horrible hack... create a funny Constructor and create an
instance using the funny Constructor;then discard the instance.

e.g.

public class MyClass {

   // Logging Declarations
   private static String _className;
   private static Category _cat;

   static {
       _className = new MyClass(_cat).class.getName();
       _cat = Category.getInstance(_className);
   }

   private MyClass(Category c) {}
   
............

}

but I don't like it...

So the big question is... How do I get .class in a static context?

Thanks,
Gavin