Reflections.java

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package org.jboss.solder.config.xml.util;

import java.lang.reflect.Field;

public class Reflections {
    /**
     * returns the field or null if not found
     */
    public static Field getField(Class<?> c, String name) {
        Class<?> i = c;
        while (i != Object.class && i != null) {
            try {
                return i.getDeclaredField(name);
            } catch (Exception e) {

            }
            i = i.getSuperclass();
        }
        return null;
    }
}