java - All super classes of a class

Question

I have a class that extends to another class and that class extends to another class.

class 1 extends class 2 
class 2 extends class 3 
class 3 extends class 4 
class 4 extends class 5 
class 5 extends class 6 

Now I want to find all super classes of class 1.

Anyone know how I could do that in java?

Answer 1

Use Class.getSuperClass() to traverse the hierarchy.

Class C = getClass();
while (C != null) {
  System.out.println(C.getName());
  C = C.getSuperclass();
}