/**
* Not applicable to Static Inner Class (nested class)
*/
public static Object getDeclaringTopLevelClassObject(Object object) {
if (object == null) {
return null;
}
Class cls = object.getClass();
if (cls == null) {
return object;
}
Class outerCls = cls.getEnclosingClass();
if (outerCls == null) {
// this is top-level class
return object;
}
// get outer class object
Object outerObj = null;
try {
Field[] fields = cls.getDeclaredFields();
for (Field field : fields) {
if (field != null && field.getType() == outerCls
&& field.getName() != null && field.getName().startsWith("this$")) {
field.setAccessible(true);
outerObj = field.get(object);
break;
}
}
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
return getDeclaringTopLevelClassObject(outerObj);
}
Of course, the name of the implicit reference is unreliable, so you shouldn't use reflection for the job.