Question of private member

[Felissa]

I am trying to access the private member of a class from outside is it possible.
My friend told to me it's possible.
Do you know how can I resolve this?

Felissa

[Albert]

It is diificult but possible. Basically you will need to use reflection and force the field to be visible.

Code:

 Field field = theClass.class.getDeclaredField("theField");
 field.setAccessible(true);

Now theField, a member of theClass is, in effect, public.

Albert

[Marcus]

I'd also add that in almost all circumstances, it's also a bad idea. Reflection can be abused to break encapsulation, which is one of the fundamental principles of good Object-oriented programming and design.
Greetings.

Marcus