First one invokes for any Object obj
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Class cl = obj.getClass()
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Second process instance cl of class Class, has methods
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public Field[] getFields() returns all fields in object
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public Method[] getMethods() returns all methods in object
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public Constructor[] getConstructors() returns constructors
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These return public instances only
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Thirdly process arrays like Field, Method, Constructor etc. which are in java.lang.reflect and have a whole set of methods to find out further information including
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fl =Field[0]
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fl.getName() obtains name
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fl.get(Object obj) gets value of field
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fl.set(Object obj) sets value of field
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fl.getType() is type of field etc.
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