Practice Accessing Private Members - 7.2.6 | 7. Annotations and Reflection API | Advance Programming In Java
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is the purpose of setAccessible(true) in the context of Reflection?

💡 Hint: Think of what 'accessible' means.

Question 2

Easy

Why is Reflection considered powerful?

💡 Hint: What can it do that regular code cannot?

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What does the Reflection API allow you to do?

  • Modify private fields directly
  • Inspect and modify classes at runtime
  • Only read public methods

💡 Hint: Focus on runtime dynamics.

Question 2

Setting a field as accessible with setAccessible modifies its privacy level.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider how access levels are defined.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Create a Java program that uses Reflection to access a private field in any class and modify its value. Discuss the potential risks with this approach.

💡 Hint: Reflect on real-world implications of modifying access controls.

Question 2

Discuss how you might test a class's private state using Reflection in unit tests, and provide a coding example.

💡 Hint: Consider the balance between encapsulation and test coverage.

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