Modifier.isProtected(int mod) has the following syntax.
public static boolean isProtected(int mod)
In the following code shows how to use Modifier.isProtected(int mod) method.
import java.lang.reflect.Modifier; /*from ww w . ja v a 2s . c o m*/ public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { Class<?> clazz = String.class; int modifier = clazz.getModifiers(); if (Modifier.isProtected(modifier)) { System.out.println("isProtected"); } } }