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.NET Forum / Languages / C# / March 2008Method/Function name
How do I output the name of the method or a function without hard-coding it in the application? Say, I want application to write to stdout the name of the method that currently is getting executed, to give me better idea how the program logic is flowing (I am writing a multithreaded application). Instead of copying Console.Writeline("Method123"); and pasting it to 100+ methods, and then correcting the names of the modules in each one of them, is there a variable that would contain the name of the method that has control. There's got to be a better way than hard-coding it... If you don't care about performance, you could use the StackTrace and StackFrame objects. To get the name of the current method: StackTrace st = new StackTrace(); string methodName = st.GetFrame(0).GetMethod().Name; ..or something like that. A quick google yielded the following.... http://www.dotnetjunkies.com/WebLog/mames/archive/2004/08/03/21091.aspx ..you can even get the line number... http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.stacktrace.aspx -Drew > How do I output the name of the method or a function without hard-coding > it in the application? [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > name of the method that has control. There's got to be a better way than > hard-coding it... > How do I output the name of the method or a function without hard-coding it > in the application? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > method that has control. There's got to be a better way than hard-coding > it... Hi pz Its very simple to get information about the currently executing method. You simply have to call the static GetCurrentMethod() of the MethodBase class. It will return a MethodBase object from where you can get all the information you need about the method. Use it inside a method as : System.Reflection.MethodBase currMethod = System.Reflection.MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod(); In your case you only want the name of the method so you can output it as Console.Writeline(currMethod.Name); Hope this helps Prateek Raman You might be better off using a profiling tool to see this sort of information.  Signature-- Bob Powell [MVP] Visual C#, System.Drawing Ramuseco Limited .NET consulting http://www.ramuseco.com Find great Windows Forms articles in Windows Forms Tips and Tricks http://www.bobpowell.net/tipstricks.htm Answer those GDI+ questions with the GDI+ FAQ http://www.bobpowell.net/faqmain.htm All new articles provide code in C# and VB.NET. Subscribe to the RSS feeds provided and never miss a new article. > How do I output the name of the method or a function without hard-coding > it in the application? [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > name of the method that has control. There's got to be a better way than > hard-coding it... Free MagazinesGet these publications absolutely FREE for up to 12 months. There are no hidden fees and no obligation. Simply choose a title, complete the application form and submit it. Read more ...
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