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+++ b/src/de/codedo/java/editor/ReflectionUtils.java	Thu Oct 15 12:05:06 2020 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package de.codedo.java.editor;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Field;
+
+public class ReflectionUtils
+{
+	public static Field getField(String fieldName, Object object) throws NoSuchFieldException
+	{
+		Field field = findField(fieldName, object.getClass());
+		field.setAccessible(true);
+		return field;
+	}
+
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	public static <T> T getFieldValue(String fieldName, Object object) throws NoSuchFieldException, IllegalAccessException
+	{
+		Field field = getField(fieldName, object);
+		return (T)field.get(object);
+	}
+	
+	public static void setFieldValue(Object object, String fieldName, Object value) throws NoSuchFieldException, IllegalAccessException 
+	{
+		Field field = getField(fieldName, object);
+		field.set(object, value);
+	}
+	
+	private static Field findField(String fieldName, Class<?> clazz) throws NoSuchFieldException
+	{
+		try
+		{
+			return clazz.getDeclaredField(fieldName);
+		}
+		catch (NoSuchFieldException ex)
+		{
+			// OK, this class does not declare the field. Continue searching the superclass below.
+		}
+
+		Class<?> superClass = clazz.getSuperclass();
+		if (superClass == null)
+		{
+			throw new IllegalStateException("Field " + fieldName + " could not be found in object's type hierarchy.");
+		}
+		return findField(fieldName, superClass);
+	}
+}