Java Utililty Methods Reflection Super Class

List of utility methods to do Reflection Super Class

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Method

List>getSuperClasses(final Class clazz)
get Super Classes 
final ArrayList<Class<?>> results = new ArrayList<Class<?>>();
Class<?> current = clazz;
while (current != null && current != Object.class) {
    results.add(current);
    current = current.getSuperclass();
return results;
List>getSuperclassesForHeight(Collection> classes, int height)
Returns the list of super-classes of the specified height for the given collection of classes. 
List<Class<?>> superClasses = new ArrayList<>();
for (Class<?> cls : classes) {
    Class<?> supCls = getSuperclassForHeight(cls, height);
    superClasses.add(supCls);
return superClasses;
List>getSuperClasss(Class sourceClass, boolean isAddCurrentClass)
get Super Classs 
List<Class<?>> classList = new ArrayList<Class<?>>();
Class<?> classs;
if (isAddCurrentClass) {
    classs = sourceClass;
} else {
    classs = sourceClass.getSuperclass();
while (classs != null) {
...
booleanhasSuperclass(Class klass, Class ancestor)
has Superclass 
return getAncestry(klass).contains(ancestor);
Class[]resolveAllSuperclasses(Class type)
Resolves all super classes, from top (direct subclass) to down. 
List<Class> list = new ArrayList<>();
while (true) {
    type = type.getSuperclass();
    if ((type == null) || (type == Object.class)) {
        break;
    list.add(type);
return list.toArray(new Class[0]);