How to determine if a class is a subclass of other class?

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I'd like to check if a Class object represents a subclass of other class for example ``` Class class1 = Class.forName("Class1"); Class class2 = Class.forName("Class2"); if(class1.isSubClassOf(class2)) // fake methos isSubClassOf { // do sth } ``` How can I implement this `isSubClassOf` method ?

Accepted Answer

Class.isAssignableFrom() provides more-or-less what you're after, although it handle interfaces also, so may need to do a bit more extra work to be sure that it's a subclass, direct or otherwise.

How to determine if a class is a subclass of other class?

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