Check if a static class is declared (using reflection)

Question

Trying to check if class K is a static class of A

class A {
    private static class K {
        static final int MODE1 = 1;
        static final int MODE2 = 2;
    }
}

Class<?> c = A.class;
for( Class<?> item: c.getDeclaredClasses() ) {
    if( Modifier.isStatic(item.getModifiers()) ) {
        if( "K".equals(item.getSimpleName()) ) {
            // found it!
        }
    }
}

Is this the only way? To iterate through all declared classes? For methods we have getDeclaredMethod(), for fields we have getDeclaredField(), but TTBOMK there is no getDeclaredClass() or something similar.

Answer 1

Do you mean like this?

Class a = A.class;
Class k = Class.forName(a.getName()+"$K");

I don't imagine there is often done, so you might not have a more "friendly" method.