Generic toString() using reflection

We can use this method to print the fields and their corresponding values in any object that implements it. This may be useful for debugging.

/**
  *  This method prints the details of this object
  */
public String toString() {
     StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer( 512 );
     buffer.append( "+++ " + this.getClass().getName() + "\n" );
     java.lang.reflect.Field[] fields = this.getClass().getDeclaredFields();
                        
     for ( int i = 0; i < fields.length; i   ) {     
          try {
               buffer.append( "   " + fields[i].getName() + ": " fields[i].get(this)  + "\n" );
          } 
          catch (Exception e) {     
          }
     }     
     return buffer.toString();
}