Java examples for Reflection:Super Class
get All Super classes
import java.lang.reflect.Array; import java.lang.reflect.Constructor; import java.lang.reflect.Method; import java.lang.reflect.Modifier; import java.net.URL; import java.util.Collections; import java.util.Iterator; import java.util.List; import java.util.Map; import java.util.Set; import java.util.WeakHashMap; public class Main{ public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception{ Class clazz = String.class; System.out.println(getAllSuperclasses(clazz)); }/*from www . j a va 2 s. c o m*/ public static List<Class<?>> getAllSuperclasses(Class<?> clazz) { if (clazz == null) { return null; } List<Class<?>> classes = CollectionUtil.createArrayList(); Class<?> superclass = clazz.getSuperclass(); while (superclass != null && superclass != Object.class) { classes.add(superclass); superclass = superclass.getSuperclass(); } return classes; } }