Java Reflection Super Class getAllSuperClass(Class clazz, boolean includesObjectClass)

Description

Returns all super class of the given class.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
clazz	the given object class.
includesObjectClass	if specifies <b>true</b>, the returned List will be inclued Object class, otherwise, specifies <b>false</b>

Return

an of Classes if they're existed, if not, returns an empty .

Declaration

public static List<Class<?>> getAllSuperClass(Class<?> clazz, boolean includesObjectClass) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/* w  w w  .  j  av  a 2  s .  c  o m*/
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 * Project: JGentleFramework
 */

import java.util.ArrayList;

import java.util.List;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Returns all super class of the given class.
     * 
     * @param clazz
     *            the given object class.
     * @param includesObjectClass
     *            if specifies <b>true</b>, the returned {@link List} will be
     *            inclued {@link Object} class, otherwise, specifies
     *            <b>false</b>
     * @return an {@link List} of {@link Class Classes} if they're existed, if
     *         not, returns an empty {@link List}.
     */
    public static List<Class<?>> getAllSuperClass(Class<?> clazz, boolean includesObjectClass) {

        List<Class<?>> result = new ArrayList<Class<?>>();
        Class<?> temp = clazz.getSuperclass();
        while (temp != null) {
            if (includesObjectClass == false) {
                if (temp == Object.class) {
                    break;
                }
            }
            result.add(temp);
            temp = temp.getSuperclass();
        }
        return result;
    }
}

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