Java : How to check if the field of a class is STATIC by Reflection

Points To Remember

• You can use Reflection to check if the field of a class is static or not.
• You need to get the modifiers of the field to check if the field is static.

How to check if the field of a class is static by Reflection

The following is the only way to check if the field is static or not

field.getModifiers()& Modifier.STATIC) == Modifier.STATIC 

Following program shows how to get the static fields from a class.

package com.ekiras.demo;

import java.lang.reflect.Field;
import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;

public class Test {
 
 public static void main(String args[]){
  Field[] fields = Person.class.getDeclaredFields();
  for(Field field : fields){
   if((field.getModifiers()& Modifier.STATIC) == Modifier.STATIC ){
    System.out.println("final field :: " + field.getName());
   }
  } 
 } 
}

class Person{
 public static final int someConstant = 2;
 private String name;
 private String email;
 
 public String getName() {
  return name;
 }
 public void setName(String name) {
  this.name = name;
 }
 public String getEmail() {
  return email;
 }
 public void setEmail(String email) {
  this.email = email;
 }
 
}