diff --git a/src/main/java/info/ebenoit/ebul/reflection/Classes.java b/src/main/java/info/ebenoit/ebul/reflection/Classes.java
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+package info.ebenoit.ebul.reflection;
+
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+
+
+
+/**
+ * Utility methods to query classes and interfaces.
+ *
+ * @author <a href="mailto:ebenoit@ebenoit.info">E. Benoît</a>
+ */
+public final class Classes
+{
+
+	/**
+	 * List all classes a class inherits from.
+	 * 
+	 * @param cls
+	 *            the class to examine
+	 * @return the list of ancestors, including the class itself
+	 */
+	public static < T > ArrayList< Class< ? super T > > getAncestors( final Class< T > cls )
+	{
+		final ArrayList< Class< ? super T > > result = new ArrayList< >( );
+		Class< ? super T > current = cls;
+		while ( current != null ) {
+			result.add( current );
+			current = current.getSuperclass( );
+		}
+		return result;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Find all types a class is compatible with: itself, its ancestors, and all implemented interfaces.
+	 * 
+	 * @param cls
+	 *            the class to examine
+	 * @return the set of compatible types
+	 */
+	public static HashSet< Class< ? > > getAllTypes( final Class< ? > cls )
+	{
+		final HashSet< Class< ? > > found = new HashSet< >( );
+		Class< ? > current = cls;
+		while ( current != null ) {
+			found.add( current );
+			Classes.addInterfaces( current , found );
+			current = current.getSuperclass( );
+		}
+		return found;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Internal method used by {@link #getAllTypes(Class)} to add all interfaces recursively.
+	 * 
+	 * @param current
+	 *            the class or interface being examined
+	 * @param found
+	 *            the result
+	 */
+	private static void addInterfaces( final Class< ? > current , final HashSet< Class< ? > > found )
+	{
+		if ( current == null ) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		final Class< ? >[] interfaces = current.getInterfaces( );
+		final int len = interfaces.length;
+		for ( int i = 0 ; i < len ; i++ ) {
+			final Class< ? > itf = interfaces[ i ];
+			if ( found.add( itf ) ) {
+				Classes.addInterfaces( itf , found );
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/info/ebenoit/ebul/reflection/CTest6.java b/src/test/java/info/ebenoit/ebul/reflection/CTest6.java
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+package info.ebenoit.ebul.reflection;
+
+
+public class CTest6
+		extends CTest5
+		implements ITest2
+{
+	// EMPTY
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/info/ebenoit/ebul/reflection/ITest2.java b/src/test/java/info/ebenoit/ebul/reflection/ITest2.java
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+package info.ebenoit.ebul.reflection;
+
+public interface ITest2
+		extends ITest1
+{
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/info/ebenoit/ebul/reflection/TestClasses.java b/src/test/java/info/ebenoit/ebul/reflection/TestClasses.java
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+package info.ebenoit.ebul.reflection;
+
+
+import java.util.HashSet;
+
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+
+
+/** Tests for {@link Classes} */
+public class TestClasses
+{
+
+	/** Test: {@link Classes#getAncestors(Class)} called on Object.class */
+	@Test
+	public void getAncestorsObject( )
+	{
+		@SuppressWarnings( "unchecked" )
+		final Class< ? super Object > expected[] = new Class[] {
+				Object.class
+		};
+		final Class< ? super Object > result[] = Classes.getAncestors( Object.class ).toArray( expected );
+
+		Assert.assertArrayEquals( expected , result );
+	}
+
+
+	/** Test: {@link Classes#getAncestors(Class)} called on an actual hierarchy */
+	@Test
+	public void getAncestors( )
+	{
+		@SuppressWarnings( "unchecked" )
+		final Class< ? super CTest4 > expected[] = new Class[] {
+				CTest4.class , CTest3.class , CTest2.class , CTest1.class , Object.class
+		};
+		final Class< ? super CTest4 > result[] = Classes.getAncestors( CTest4.class ).toArray( expected );
+
+		Assert.assertArrayEquals( expected , result );
+	}
+
+
+	/** Test: {@link Classes#getAllTypes(Class)} called on Object.class */
+	@Test
+	public void getAllTypesObject( )
+	{
+		final Class< ? > expected[] = new Class[] {
+				Object.class
+		};
+		final Class< ? > result[] = Classes.getAllTypes( Object.class ).toArray( expected );
+
+		Assert.assertArrayEquals( expected , result );
+	}
+
+
+	/** Test: {@link Classes#getAllTypes(Class)} called on a hierarchy with no implemented interfaces */
+	@Test
+	public void getAllTypesHierarchy( )
+	{
+		final HashSet< Class< ? > > expected = new HashSet< Class< ? > >( );
+		expected.add( Object.class );
+		expected.add( CTest1.class );
+		expected.add( CTest2.class );
+		expected.add( CTest3.class );
+		expected.add( CTest4.class );
+
+		final HashSet< Class< ? > > result = Classes.getAllTypes( CTest4.class );
+		Assert.assertEquals( expected , result );
+	}
+
+
+	/** Test: {@link Classes#getAllTypes(Class)} called on a hierarchy with one implemented interfaces */
+	@Test
+	public void getAllTypesInterface( )
+	{
+		final HashSet< Class< ? > > expected = new HashSet< Class< ? > >( );
+		expected.add( Object.class );
+		expected.add( ITest1.class );
+		expected.add( CTest5.class );
+
+		final HashSet< Class< ? > > result = Classes.getAllTypes( CTest5.class );
+		Assert.assertEquals( expected , result );
+	}
+
+
+	/** Test: {@link Classes#getAllTypes(Class)} called on a hierarchy with redundant interfaces */
+	@Test
+	public void getAllTypesInterfaces( )
+	{
+		final HashSet< Class< ? > > expected = new HashSet< Class< ? > >( );
+		expected.add( Object.class );
+		expected.add( ITest1.class );
+		expected.add( ITest2.class );
+		expected.add( CTest5.class );
+		expected.add( CTest6.class );
+
+		final HashSet< Class< ? > > result = Classes.getAllTypes( CTest6.class );
+		Assert.assertEquals( expected , result );
+	}
+
+}