java.lang.Class.getSuperclass()

package com.codingdict;



import java.lang.*;



class superClass {

   // super class

}



class subClass extends superClass {

   // sub class

}



public class ClassDemo {



   public static void main(String args[]) {



      superClass val1 = new superClass();

      subClass val2 = new subClass();

      Class cls;



      cls = val1.getClass(); 

      System.out.println("val1 is object of type = " + cls.getName());



      /* returns the superclass of the class(superClass) represented 

         by this object */

      cls = cls.getSuperclass();

      System.out.println("super class of val1 = " + cls.getName());



      cls = val2.getClass(); 

      System.out.println("val2 is object of type = " + cls.getName());



      /* returns the superclass of the class(subClass) represented

         by this object */

      cls = cls.getSuperclass();

      System.out.println("super class of val2 = " + cls.getName());

   }

}