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POHow to get the parent base class object super.getClass()
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copied!<p>I have a little problem with Java (being a C++ programmer).</p> <p>I have 2 related classes:</p> <pre><code>public class Patient() { ... } public class PatientPersistent extends Patient { ... public void foo() { System.out.println(super.getClass().toString()); } } </code></pre> <p>This will output:</p> <blockquote> <p>class org.example.smartgwt.server.model.PatientPersistent</p> </blockquote> <p>Is there a way to get the parent class type? i.e.</p> <blockquote> <p>class org.example.smartgwt.server.model.Patient.</p> </blockquote> <p>This will allow me to generalize some methods which I need to implement in each child which is awful.</p> <p>Thanks!</p> <hr> <h2><strong>UPDATE</strong></h2> <p>I'm using Dozer to convert my domain Hibernate object to a Serializable version. I don't want the client to know of this, so the client only sees the <strong>Patient</strong> class. On the server side I perform conversions.</p> <pre><code>public class DataObject<Type> { private static final Class<Object> DstType = Type; public Object convert(Object srcData, final BeanFactory factory) { Mapper mapper = (Mapper)factory.getBean("dozerMapper"); return (Object)mapper.map(srcData, DstType); } } public class Patient() implements Serializable { public Set foo; } public class PatientPersistent extends Patient { public org.hibernate.collection.PersistentSet foo; DataObject<Patient> converter = new DataObject<Patient>; public Patient convertToSerializable(final BeanFactory factory) { return (Patient)converter.convert(this, factory); } } public class main() { // This object is not serializable so I cannot send it to the client PatientPersistent serializableBar = new PatientPersistent(); // Using Dozer to copy the data PatientPersistent -> Patient // This will load the Dozer spring bean and copy as mapped Patient copiedSerializableData = serializableBar.convertToPersistent(bar, factory); } </code></pre> <p>I know this code does not work, but it's just to make my point. I would like to be able to <strong>convert</strong> the object to it's serializable form so that I can send it back to the client. That's why I would like to give the parent's type. Calling the <strong>mapper</strong> will always be the same thing, a source object and a Dest.class.</p> <p>Maybe I'm just too confused with java.</p> <p>Thanks</p>

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