Existem várias APIs de reflexão que retornam classes, mas elas só podem ser acessadas se uma classe já tiver sido obtida direta ou indiretamente.
Class.getSuperclass()
Returns the super class for the given class.
Class c = javax.swing.JButton.class.getSuperclass();
The super class of javax.swing.JButton is javax.swing.AbstractButton.
Class.getClasses()
Retorna todas as classes públicas, interfaces e enumerações que são membros da classe, incluindo membros herdados.
Class<?>[] c = Character.class.getClasses();
Character contém duas classes de membros Character.Subset e
Character.UnicodeBlock.
Class.getDeclaredClasses()
Returns all of the classes interfaces, and enums that are explicitly declared in this class.
Class<?>[] c = Character.class.getDeclaredClasses();
Character contains two public member classes Character.Subset and Character.UnicodeBlock and one private class
Character.CharacterCache.
Class.getDeclaringClass()
java.lang.reflect.Field.getDeclaringClass()
java.lang.reflect.Method.getDeclaringClass()
java.lang.reflect.Constructor.getDeclaringClass()
Returns the Class in which these members were declared. Anonymous Class Declarations will not have a declaring class but will
tem uma classe anexa.
import java.lang.reflect.Field;
Field f = System.class.getField("out");
Class c = f.getDeclaringClass();
The field out is declared in System.
public class MyClass {
static Object o = new Object() {
public void m() {}
};
static Class<c> = o.getClass().getEnclosingClass();
}
The declaring class of the anonymous class defined by o is null.
Class.getEnclosingClass()
Returns the immediately enclosing class of the class.
Class c = Thread.State.class().getEnclosingClass();
The enclosing class of the enum Thread.State is Thread.
public class MyClass {
static Object o = new Object() {
public void m() {}
};
static Class<c> = o.getClass().getEnclosingClass();
}
The anonymous class defined by o is enclosed by MyClass.