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

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Gary Gregory updated LANG-873:
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    Summary: Add FieldUtils method returning the fields defined in the super classes  (was: FieldUtils method returning the fields defined in the super classes)
    
> Add FieldUtils method returning the fields defined in the super classes
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>
>                 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
>         Attachments: FieldUtils.diff, FieldUtilsTest.diff
>
>
> {{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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