Java: How to check if a Field is of type java.util.Collection

Question

I have a utility method that goes through various classes and recursively retrieves the fields. I want to check if that field is a Collection. Here is some sample code:

void myMethod(Class<?> classToCheck)  Field[] fields = classToCheck.getDeclaredFields();  for(Field field:fields) {    // check if field if a Collection<?>  } 

Thanks in advance for the help.

Answer 1

if (Collection.class.isAssignableFrom(field.getType())) {  }