Java Class getSuperClass() Method

The getSuperClass() method of java Class class gets the superclass of this class. If no superclass exists then null is returned.

Syntax

Parameter

Returns

Immediate superclass of the class

Throws

Example 1

import java.lang.*;
public class ClassgetSuperClassExample1 extends Object {

   public static void main(String args[]) {
      ClassgetSuperClassExample1 objsub = new ClassgetSuperClassExample1();
      Class class1;
      class1 = objsub.getClass(); 
      System.out.println("objsup1 is object of type = " + class1.getName());
      class1 = class1.getSuperclass();
      System.out.println("super class of objsup1 = " + class1.getName());
   }
}

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Output:

objsup1 is object of type = ClassgetSuperClassExample1
super class of objsup1 = java.lang.Object

Example 2

//import statements?
import java.lang.*;
class Supercls {
}
class Basecls extends Supercls {
}

public class ClassgetSuperClassExample2 {
   public static void main(String args[]) {
      Basecls objsub = new Basecls();
      Class class1;
      class1 = objsub.getClass(); 
      System.out.println("objsup1 is object of type = " + class1.getName());
      class1 = class1.getSuperclass();
      System.out.println("super class of objsup1 = " + class1.getName());
   }
}

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Output:

objsup1 is object of type = Basecls
super class of objsup1 = Supercls

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