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class ClassUtils {
    /**
     * <p>Gets the canonical name minus the package name from a <code>Class</code>.</p>
     *
     * @param cls  the class to get the short name for.
     * @return the canonical name without the package name or an empty string
     * @since 2.4
     */
    public static String getShortCanonicalName(Class cls) {
        if (cls == null) {
            return StringUtils.EMPTY;
        }
        return getShortCanonicalName(cls.getName());
    }

}