Getting all superclass descriptors from project at runtime.

Question

For various reasons we inspect the descriptors on a mapped object at runtime.
The problem is that the descriptors in the project will not return mappings for superclass fields that are privately owned unless the project is obtained from a session that has connected to the database.
If the project is obtained from a session that has connected to a database, all the mappings for the subclass and the superclass are available.
If the project is simply instantiated, only the mappings for the subclass and the public mappings for the superclass are available.
e.g.
class A {
private Z;
public M;
class B extends A {
private X;
Without connecting to a database the descriptor for B will only return the mapping for M and X;
Connected to the database the descriptor for B will return the mappings for Z,M and X.
Is there anyway to get the privately owned mappings for a superclass from the project without acquiring a database connection?

Answer 1

The descriptors are initialized as part of the login process. This process validates all descriptor configurations and mappings and as part of that sets up the inheritance relationships.
The only way to determine this before login is to look at the parent class and separately look it up in the project and navigate its mappings.
Doug