How to call getClass() from a static method in Java?

Question

I have a class that must have some static methods. Inside these static methods I need to call the method getClass() to make the following call:

public static void startMusic() {

  URL songPath = getClass().getClassLoader().getResource("background.midi");

}

However Eclipse tells me:

Cannot make a static reference to the non-static method getClass() 

from the type Object

What is the appropriate way to fix this compile time error?

Answer 1

Simply try TheClassName.class instead of getClass().