/**
* Returns the runtime class of an object. That <tt>Class</tt> object is the object that is locked
* by <tt>static synchronized</tt> methods of the represented class.
*
* @return the object of type <code>Class</code> that represents the runtime class of the object.
*/
public final Class getClass() {
Klass klass = GC.getKlass(this);
if (klass == Klass.STRING_OF_BYTES) {
klass = Klass.STRING;
}
return Klass.asClass(klass);
}
