Java Reflection - Field.getDeclaringClass() Examples

[Last Updated: Nov 8, 2025]

Class:

java.lang.reflect.Field

Method:

public Class<?> getDeclaringClass()

Returns the Class object representing the class or interface that declares the field represented by this Field object.

Examples

package com.logicbig.example.field;

import java.lang.reflect.Field;

public class GetDeclaringClassExample {
    private String aString;

    public static void main(String... args) throws NoSuchFieldException {
        Field field = GetDeclaringClassExample.class.getDeclaredField("aString");
        Class<?> declaringClass = field.getDeclaringClass();
        System.out.println(declaringClass);
    }
}

Output

class com.logicbig.example.field.GetDeclaringClassExample

Interface example:

package com.logicbig.example.field;

import java.lang.reflect.Field;

public class GetDeclaringClassExample2 {

    public static void main(String... args) throws NoSuchFieldException {
        Field field = MyInterface.class.getDeclaredField("anInt");
        Class<?> c = field.getDeclaringClass();
        System.out.println(c);
    }

    private static interface MyInterface {
        int anInt = 3;
    }
}

Output

interface com.logicbig.example.field.GetDeclaringClassExample2$MyInterface

Java Reflection - Field.getDeclaringClass() Examples

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