public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        method1();
    }

    public static String method1() {
        method2();
        StackTraceElement[] elements = Thread.currentThread().getStackTrace();
        System.out.println(elements[elements.length - 2].getMethodName());
        return elements[elements.length - 2].getMethodName();
    }

    public static String method2() {
        method3();
        StackTraceElement[] elements = Thread.currentThread().getStackTrace();
        System.out.println(elements[elements.length - 2].getMethodName());
        return elements[elements.length - 2].getMethodName();
    }

    public static String method3() {
        method4();
        StackTraceElement[] elements = Thread.currentThread().getStackTrace();
        System.out.println(elements[elements.length - 2].getMethodName());
        return elements[elements.length - 2].getMethodName();
    }

    public static String method4() {
        method5();
        StackTraceElement[] elements = Thread.currentThread().getStackTrace();
        System.out.println(elements[elements.length - 2].getMethodName());
        return elements[elements.length - 2].getMethodName();
    }

    public static String method5() {
        StackTraceElement[] elements = Thread.currentThread().getStackTrace();
        System.out.println(elements[elements.length - 2].getMethodName());
        return elements[elements.length - 2].getMethodName();
    }
}
По логике вещей ожидал, что будет печататься имя предыдущего метода...