java - this.getClass().getFields().length; always returns 0 -

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i trying number of fields in particular class. technique using not working , returns 0:

this.getclass().getfields().length; 

how field count of particular class?

use this.getclass().getdeclaredfields().length getfields method accessible public fields - see documentation.