How to get fields of parent class using reflection

Question

Suppose there is a class :

class A {
  int a;
}

And then there is a child of class A :

class B extends A {
  int b;
}

if i call B.class.getDeclaredFields() i'll only get 'b' field.

Now how can i get fields of parent class in this case 'a'.

You can use `getField()` with public fields. Otherwise, you need to loop through parent classes yourself. — Sotirios Delimanolis, Jul 26 '13 at 14:17
Might helpfull http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7966466/getting-first-parents-fields-via-reflection — usman allam, Jul 26 '13 at 14:21

score 13 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 26 '13 at 14:18

13

You should call it with something like this:

B.class.getSuperclass().getDeclaredFields();

answered Jul 26 '13 at 14:18

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