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Get all interface and object classes that are generalizations of the provided class
      
/*
 * The contents of this file are subject to the Sapient Public License
 * Version 1.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
 * with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
 * http://carbon.sf.net/License.html.
 *
 * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for
 * the specific language governing rights and limitations under the License.
 *
 * The Original Code is The Carbon Component Framework.
 *
 * The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Sapient Corporation
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2003 Sapient Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
 */


import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Set;

/**
 *
 *
 * Copyright 2003 Sapient
 @since carbon 2.0
 @author Greg Hinkle, March 2003
 @version $Revision: 1.5 $($Author: dvoet $ / $Date: 2003/05/05 21:21:23 $)
 */
public class ClassUtil {

    /**
     * Retrieves all interfaces implemented by a specified interface
     * including all recursively extended interfaces and the classes supplied
     * int the parameter.
     @param childInterfaces a set of interfaces
     @return Class[] an array of interfaces that includes those specifed
     * in childInterfaces plus all of those interfaces' super interfaces
     */
    public static Class[] getSuperInterfaces(Class[] childInterfaces) {

        List allInterfaces = new ArrayList();

        for (int i = 0; i < childInterfaces.length; i++) {
            allInterfaces.add(childInterfaces[i]);
            allInterfaces.addAll(
                Arrays.asList(
                    getSuperInterfaces(childInterfaces[i].getInterfaces())));
        }

        return (Class[]) allInterfaces.toArray(new Class[allInterfaces.size()]);
    }

    /**
     * Builds an <b>unordered</b> set of all interface and object classes that
     * are generalizations of the provided class.
     @param classObject the class to find generalization of.
     @return a Set of class objects.
     */
    public static Set getGeneralizations(Class classObject) {
        Set generalizations = new HashSet();

        generalizations.add(classObject);

        Class superClass = classObject.getSuperclass();
        if (superClass != null) {
            generalizations.addAll(getGeneralizations(superClass));
        }

        Class[] superInterfaces = classObject.getInterfaces();
        for (int i = 0; i < superInterfaces.length; i++) {
            Class superInterface = superInterfaces[i];
            generalizations.addAll(getGeneralizations(superInterface));
        }

        return generalizations;
    }

}

   
    
    
    
    
    
  
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