[jira] [Created] (LANG-873) FieldUtils method returning the fields defined in the super classes

["Emmanuel Bourg (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

Emmanuel Bourg created LANG-873:
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             Summary: FieldUtils method returning the fields defined in the super classes
                 Key: LANG-873
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LANG-873
             Project: Commons Lang
          Issue Type: Improvement
          Components: lang.reflect.*
            Reporter: Emmanuel Bourg
            Priority: Minor


{{java.lang.Class.getDeclaredFields()}} doesn't return the fields defined by the super classes. I'd like to suggest the addition of a new method in FieldUtils that also returns the inherited fields (including the private fields).

According to this question on StackOverflow this method would be quite useful:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3567372/access-to-private-inherited-fields-via-reflection-in-java

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