ReflectExample.java

import java.lang.reflect.Method;

public class ReflectExample {

    public static void main(String... argv) throws Exception {
        Animal a = new Dog("Max");

        for (Method m : a.getClass().getMethods()) {
            if (m.getName().startsWith("get") && m.getName().length() > 3 && !m.getName().equals("getClass")) {
                String property = m.getName().substring(3, 4).toLowerCase() + m.getName().substring(4);
                String value = m.invoke(a).toString();

                System.out.printf("%s: %s\n", property, value);
            }
        }
    }

    public static class Animal {
        private int legs;
        private String species;
        private String subSpecies;

        public Animal(int legs, String species, String subSpecies) {
            this.legs = legs;
            this.species = species;
            this.subSpecies = subSpecies;
        }

        public int getLegs() {
            return legs;
        }

        public String getSpecies() {
            return species;
        }

        public String getSubSpecies() {
            return subSpecies;
        }
    }

    public static class Dog extends Animal {
        private String name;

        public Dog(String name) {
            super(4, "Canis. lupus", "Canis lupus familiaris");
            this.name = name;
        }

        public String getName() {
            return name;
        }
    }
}