7.2 - Reflection API
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Practice Questions
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What does the Reflection API allow you to do?
💡 Hint: Think about examining code in action.
Name one key class in the Reflection API.
💡 Hint: These are part of dynamic programming.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does the Reflection API allow you to manipulate?
💡 Hint: Focus on what aspects the API covers.
True or False? Reflection can access private members of a class.
💡 Hint: Think about how encapsulation works.
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Challenge Problems
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Write a Java program that uses reflection to print all the method names of a given class, including private methods.
💡 Hint: Think through how you can combine what you've learned about method accessibility.
Create a scenario where reflection would be a poor choice to use in a real application and justify why.
💡 Hint: Weigh the trade-offs discussed in earlier sessions about flexibility vs. performance.
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