Here you can find the source of getFields(Class klass)
public static List getFields(Class klass)
//package com.java2s; /*//from w w w. j a va2 s . com * Copyright 2011 JBoss Inc * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.Arrays; import java.util.List; public class Main { public static List getFields(Class klass) { List fields = new ArrayList(); while (!klass.equals(Object.class)) { fields.addAll(Arrays.asList(klass.getDeclaredFields())); klass = klass.getSuperclass(); } return fields; } }