Make field accessible, explicitly setting it accessible : Modifier « Reflection « Java






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Make field accessible, explicitly setting it accessible

    
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import java.lang.reflect.Field;
import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
import java.sql.SQLException;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * Simple utility class for working with the reflection API and handling
 * reflection exceptions.
 *
 * <p>Only intended for internal use.
 *
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @author Rob Harrop
 * @author Rod Johnson
 * @author Costin Leau
 * @since 1.2.2
 */
public abstract class ReflectionUtils {

  /**
   * Make the given field accessible, explicitly setting it accessible if necessary.
   * The <code>setAccessible(true)</code> method is only called when actually necessary,
   * to avoid unnecessary conflicts with a JVM SecurityManager (if active).
   * @param field the field to make accessible
   * @see java.lang.reflect.Field#setAccessible
   */
  public static void makeAccessible(Field field) {
    if (!Modifier.isPublic(field.getModifiers()) ||
        !Modifier.isPublic(field.getDeclaringClass().getModifiers())) {
      field.setAccessible(true);
    }
  }
}








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