Practice Limitations of Reflection - 24.4 | 24. Reflection and Annotations | Advanced Programming
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Limitations of Reflection

24.4 - Limitations of Reflection

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is the main performance concern when using Reflection?

💡 Hint: Think about how types are processed at runtime.

Question 2 Easy

What limitations does Reflection impose on accessing class members?

💡 Hint: Consider how security policies affect access.

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Question 1

What is a major drawback of using Reflection in Java?

A) Fast execution
B) Compile-time safety
C) Performance overhead

💡 Hint: Think about how Reflection affects execution speed.

Question 2

True or False: Reflection can always access private members safely.

True
False

💡 Hint: Recall the effect of security policies.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Create a Java program that demonstrates the use of Reflection to access a private field along with a SecurityException handling mechanism.

💡 Hint: Be aware of the Java access modifiers and how security managers work.

Challenge 2 Hard

Analyze a given code snippet using Reflection to show how it could lead to runtime errors and propose a strategy to reduce these risks.

💡 Hint: Consider adding type checks before reflection operations.

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