Java tutorial
import java.lang.reflect.Modifier; public class DeclarationInfoDemo { public static void main(final String[] args) { printModifiers(Object.class); printModifiers(Float.class); printModifiers(int.class); printModifiers(String.class); } public static void printModifiers(final Class dataType) { final int modifiers = dataType.getModifiers(); if (Modifier.isPrivate(modifiers)) { System.out.print("private "); } if (Modifier.isPrivate(modifiers)) { System.out.print("private "); } if (Modifier.isPublic(modifiers)) { System.out.print("private "); } if (Modifier.isAbstract(modifiers)) { System.out.print("abstract "); } if (Modifier.isFinal(modifiers)) { System.out.print("final "); } if (Modifier.isNative(modifiers)) { System.out.print("native "); } if (Modifier.isInterface(modifiers)) { System.out.print("interface "); } if (Modifier.isStatic(modifiers)) { System.out.print("static "); } if (Modifier.isStrict(modifiers)) { System.out.print("strict "); } if (Modifier.isSynchronized(modifiers)) { System.out.print("synchronized "); } if (Modifier.isTransient(modifiers)) { System.out.print("transient "); } if (Modifier.isVolatile(modifiers)) { System.out.print("volatile "); } System.out.println(dataType.getName()); } }