class Base
{
    static void foo()
    {
        // I want to get Derived class here
        // Derived.class
    }
}

class Derived extends Base
{
}

Derived.foo();

class Base
{
    static void foo(Class< T > calledBy)
    {
        // I want to get Derived class here
        // Derived.class
    }
}

class Derived extends Base
{
}

Derived.foo(Derived.class);

class Base {
    static void foo() {
        // Only the static context is available here so you can't get class dynamic class information
    }
    void bar() {
        System.out.println(getClass());
    }
}
class Derived extends Base {
}
class Another extends Base {
    static void foo() {
         // No super call possible!
         // This method hides the static method in the super class, it does not override it.
    }
    void bar() {
         super.bar();
    }
}

Derived derived = new Derived();
derived.bar(); // "class Derived"
Base base = new Base();
base.bar(); // "class Base"

// These are only "shortcuts" for Base.foo() that all work...
derived.foo(); // non-static context
Derived.foo(); // could be hidden by a method with same signature in Derived
base.foo(); // non-static context

Base.foo(); // Correct way to call the method

Another a = new Another();
a.foo(); // non-static context
Another.foo();

protected static Class<?> getModelClass(int dept) throws ClassNotFoundException {
    Class<?> clazz = null;
    try {
        throw new Exception("dummy");
    } catch (Exception ex) {
        StackTraceElement[] trace = ex.getStackTrace();
        StackTraceElement e = trace[dept];
        String name = e.getClassName();
        clazz = Class.forName(name);
    }
    return clazz;
}

Derived.foo();

class Base {
    static void foo() {
    System.out.println("Base");
    }
}

class Der extends Base {
    static void foo() {
    System.out.println("Der");
    }
}

class Check {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
    Base.foo();
    Der.foo();
    }
}

javac -g Check.java && java Check
Base
Der