Check if a member is inheritable in Java

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import java.lang.reflect.Member;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;

public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] argv){
    Method[] methods = String.class.getMethods();
    for (int idx = 0; idx < methods.length; idx++) {
      System.out.println(isInheritable(String.class.getPackage(), methods[idx]));
    }
  }
  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;
  }
}