Get Inherited Methods and fields

 
import java.lang.reflect.Field;
import java.lang.reflect.Member;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;

public class IntrospectionUtil {
  protected static Method findInheritedMethod(Package pack, Class clazz, String methodName,
      Class[] args, boolean strictArgs) throws NoSuchMethodException {
    if (clazz == null)
      throw new NoSuchMethodException("No class");
    if (methodName == null)
      throw new NoSuchMethodException("No method name");

    Method method = null;
    Method[] methods = clazz.getDeclaredMethods();
    for (int i = 0; i < methods.length && method == null; i++) {
      if (methods[i].getName().equals(methodName) && isInheritable(pack, methods[i])
          && checkParams(methods[i].getParameterTypes(), args, strictArgs))
        method = methods[i];
    }
    if (method != null) {
      return method;
    } else
      return findInheritedMethod(clazz.getPackage(), clazz.getSuperclass(), methodName, args,
          strictArgs);
  }

  protected static Field findInheritedField(Package pack, Class clazz, String fieldName,
      Class fieldType, boolean strictType) throws NoSuchFieldException {
    if (clazz == null)
      throw new NoSuchFieldException("No class");
    if (fieldName == null)
      throw new NoSuchFieldException("No field name");
    try {
      Field field = clazz.getDeclaredField(fieldName);
      if (isInheritable(pack, field) && isTypeCompatible(fieldType, field.getType(), strictType))
        return field;
      else
        return findInheritedField(clazz.getPackage(), clazz.getSuperclass(), fieldName, fieldType,
            strictType);
    } catch (NoSuchFieldException e) {
      return findInheritedField(clazz.getPackage(), clazz.getSuperclass(), fieldName, fieldType,
          strictType);
    }
  }
  public static boolean isInheritable(Package pack, Member member) {
    if (pack == null)
      return false;
    if (member == null)
      return false;

    int modifiers = member.getModifiers();
    if (Modifier.isPublic(modifiers))
      return true;
    if (Modifier.isProtected(modifiers))
      return true;
    if (!Modifier.isPrivate(modifiers) && pack.equals(member.getDeclaringClass().getPackage()))
      return true;

    return false;
  }

  public static boolean checkParams(Class[] formalParams, Class[] actualParams, boolean strict) {
    if (formalParams == null && actualParams == null)
      return true;
    if (formalParams == null && actualParams != null)
      return false;
    if (formalParams != null && actualParams == null)
      return false;

    if (formalParams.length != actualParams.length)
      return false;

    if (formalParams.length == 0)
      return true;

    int j = 0;
    if (strict) {
      while (j < formalParams.length && formalParams[j].equals(actualParams[j]))
        j++;
    } else {
      while ((j < formalParams.length) && (formalParams[j].isAssignableFrom(actualParams[j]))) {
        j++;
      }
    }

    if (j != formalParams.length) {
      return false;
    }

    return true;
  }

  public static boolean isSameSignature(Method methodA, Method methodB) {
    if (methodA == null)
      return false;
    if (methodB == null)
      return false;

    List parameterTypesA = Arrays.asList(methodA.getParameterTypes());
    List parameterTypesB = Arrays.asList(methodB.getParameterTypes());

    if (methodA.getName().equals(methodB.getName()) && parameterTypesA.containsAll(parameterTypesB))
      return true;

    return false;
  }

  public static boolean isTypeCompatible(Class formalType, Class actualType, boolean strict) {
    if (formalType == null && actualType != null)
      return false;
    if (formalType != null && actualType == null)
      return false;
    if (formalType == null && actualType == null)
      return true;

    if (strict)
      return formalType.equals(actualType);
    else
      return formalType.isAssignableFrom(actualType);
  }
}