title: What is the Scala equivalent of Java's ClassName.class?
body: <p>How do I get an instance of <code>Class</code> in Scala? In Java, I can do this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Class&lt;String&gt; stringClass = String.class;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>What would be the equivalent in Scala?</p>