code: public static int jlClassGetModifiers(Class<?> clazz) {
  		//		ReloadableType rtype = getReloadableTypeIfHasBeenReloaded(clazz);
  		ReloadableType rtype = getRType(clazz);
  		if (rtype == null) {
  			return clazz.getModifiers();
  		}
  		else {
  			//Note: the "super bit" may be set in class modifiers but we should block it out, it
  			//shouldn't be shown to users of the reflection API.
  			return rtype.getLatestTypeDescriptor().getModifiers() & ~Opcodes.ACC_SUPER;
  		}
  	}
docs: Retrieve modifiers for a Java class, which might or might not be reloadable or reloaded.
  
  @param clazz the class for which to discover modifiers
  @return the modifiers