classdeclarationspy.java

it contains the practical programs in our college

import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
import java.lang.reflect.Type;
import java.lang.reflect.TypeVariable;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import static java.lang.System.out;

public class ClassDeclarationSpy {
    public static void main(String... args) {
	try {
	    Class<?> c = Class.forName(args[0]);
	    out.format("Class:%n  %s%n%n", c.getCanonicalName());
	    out.format("Modifiers:%n  %s%n%n",
		       Modifier.toString(c.getModifiers()));

	    out.format("Type Parameters:%n");
	    TypeVariable[] tv = c.getTypeParameters();
	    if (tv.length != 0) {
		out.format("  ");
		for (TypeVariable t : tv)
		    out.format("%s ", t.getName());
		out.format("%n%n");
	    } else {
		out.format("  -- No Type Parameters --%n%n");
	    }

	    out.format("Implemented Interfaces:%n");
	    Type[] intfs = c.getGenericInterfaces();
	    if (intfs.length != 0) {
		for (Type intf : intfs)
		    out.format("  %s%n", intf.toString());
		out.format("%n");
	    } else {
		out.format("  -- No Implemented Interfaces --%n%n");
	    }

	    out.format("Inheritance Path:%n");
	    List<Class> l = new ArrayList<Class>();
	    printAncestor(c, l);
	    if (l.size() != 0) {
		for (Class<?> cl : l)
		    out.format("  %s%n", cl.getCanonicalName());
		out.format("%n");
	    } else {
		out.format("  -- No Super Classes --%n%n");
	    }

	    out.format("Annotations:%n");
	    Annotation[] ann = c.getAnnotations();
	    if (ann.length != 0) {
		for (Annotation a : ann)
		    out.format("  %s%n", a.toString());
		out.format("%n");
	    } else {
		out.format("  -- No Annotations --%n%n");
	    }

        // production code should handle this exception more gracefully
	} catch (ClassNotFoundException x) {
	    x.printStackTrace();
	}
    }

    private static void printAncestor(Class<?> c, List<Class> l) {
	Class<?> ancestor = c.getSuperclass();
 	if (ancestor != null) {
	    l.add(ancestor);
	    printAncestor(ancestor, l);
 	}
    }
}