All Fields Snippet
/* Java Reflection in Action Ira R. Forman and Nate Forman ISBN 1932394184 Publisher: Manning Publications Co. */ import java.lang.reflect.Field; import java.util.LinkedList; import java.util.List; public class AllFieldsSnippet { public static void main(String[] args) { Object obj = new Object(); //start extract AllFieldsSnippet Class cls = obj.getClass(); List accum = new LinkedList(); while (cls != null) { Field[] f = cls.getDeclaredFields(); for (int i = 0; i < f.length; i++) { accum.add(f[i]); } cls = cls.getSuperclass(); } Field[] allFields = (Field[]) accum.toArray(new Field[accum.size()]); //stop extract AllFieldsSnippet } }