Actually this method requies a String as an argument so what is this DispatcherThread.class doing there as a parameter.
Assuming that code compiles, that's proof that there also is a getLogger method that accepts a Class object as an argument. Either the method is overloaded, or the LoggerFactory is a different class than you thought.
The soul is dyed the color of its thoughts. Think only on those things that are in line with your principles and can bear the light of day. The content of your character is your choice. Day by day, what you do is who you become. Your integrity is your destiny - it is the light that guides your way. - Heraclitus
Every object in Java is an instance of a class, as you know. There's also a class named "Class" in the standard library, that you can use to find out information about the class of an object.
The ".class" notation is a way to get the Class object of a Java class. For example: