Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.lang.reflect.Method; import java.util.Arrays; public class Main { /** * Locates a given method anywhere in the class inheritance hierarchy. * * @param instance an object to search the method into. * @param name method name * @param parameterTypes method parameter types * @return a method object * @throws NoSuchMethodException if the method cannot be located */ static Method findMethod(Object instance, String name, Class<?>... parameterTypes) throws NoSuchMethodException { for (Class<?> clazz = instance.getClass(); clazz != null; clazz = clazz.getSuperclass()) { try { Method method = clazz.getDeclaredMethod(name, parameterTypes); if (!method.isAccessible()) { method.setAccessible(true); } return method; } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) { // ignore and search next } } throw new NoSuchMethodException("Method " + name + " with parameters " + Arrays.asList(parameterTypes) + " not found in " + instance.getClass()); } }