diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h
index 53091a0..9107189 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h
@@ -378,7 +378,9 @@
 
     // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Virtuals
-    virtual const char* getTypeId() const = 0;
+
+    // Provide unique string for each class type in the Layer hierarchy
+    virtual const char* getType() const = 0;
 
     /*
      * isOpaque - true if this surface is opaque