Practice Accessing Fields and Methods - 24.2.4 | 24. Reflection and Annotations | Advanced Programming
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Accessing Fields and Methods

24.2.4 - Accessing Fields and Methods

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

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

💡 Hint: Think about how Java handles access control.

Question 2 Easy

Explain what a Field object is in Java Reflection.

💡 Hint: Consider how you interact with attributes in a class.

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Question 1

What does setAccessible(true) do?

It encrypts data
It bypasses access control checks
It checks for security breaches

💡 Hint: Think about how this affects data security.

Question 2

Is Reflection slower than normal field access?

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider the efficiency of various access methods.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Write a Java program that demonstrates the use of Reflection to access a private method.

💡 Hint: Use the `getDeclaredMethod` and `invoke` methods.

Challenge 2 Hard

Discuss the trade-offs when using Reflection for dynamic typing versus static typing in Java.

💡 Hint: Consider how each affects code maintainability and performance.

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