static void setOpt(Object o, String field, Object value) {
  if (o == null) ret;
  if (o instanceof Class) setOpt((Class) o, field, value);
  else try {
    Field f = setOpt_findField(o.getClass(), field);
    if (f != null)
      smartSet(f, o, value);
  } catch (Exception e) {
    throw new RuntimeException(e);
  }
}

static void setOpt(Class c, String field, Object value) {
  if (c == null) ret;
  try {
    Field f = setOpt_findStaticField(c, field);
    if (f != null)
      smartSet(f, null, value);
  } catch (Exception e) {
    throw new RuntimeException(e);
  }
}
  
static Field setOpt_findStaticField(Class<?> c, String field) {
  Class _c = c;
  do {
    for (Field f : _c.getDeclaredFields())
      if (f.getName().equals(field) && (f.getModifiers() & Modifier.STATIC) != 0)
        return f;
    _c = _c.getSuperclass();
  } while (_c != null);
  ret null;
}

static Field setOpt_findField(Class<?> c, String field) {
  Class _c = c;
  do {
    for (Field f : _c.getDeclaredFields())
      if (f.getName().equals(field))
        return f;
    _c = _c.getSuperclass();
  } while (_c != null);
  ret null;
}

Began life as a copy of #1000415