Acessar metodo herdado via reflection

import java.lang.reflect.*;

class A {
    protected void protectedMethod () { System.out.println ("This is a protected 

method called from " + getClass().getName()); }
    public String toString() { return "A"; }
}
class B extends A {
    public String toString() { return "B"; }
}
class C extends B {
    public String toString() { return "C"; }
}
class TesteProtectedComReflection {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        Class<?> klass = C.class;
        Method m = null;
        while (m == null && klass != Object.class) {
            try {
                m = klass.getDeclaredMethod ("protectedMethod", new Class[]{});
            } catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) { 
                klass = klass.getSuperclass();
            }
        }
        if (m != null) {
            System.out.println (m); // imprime "protected void A.protectedMethod()"
            m.invoke (new C()); // imprime "This is a protected method called from C"
        } else {
            System.out.println ("Method was not found in class C");
        }
    }
}