Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; /* * Copyright 2013 Real Logic Ltd. * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ import java.lang.reflect.Field; import java.security.AccessController; import java.security.PrivilegedActionException; import java.security.PrivilegedExceptionAction; public class Main { /** * Extracts a field from a class using reflection. * * @param clazz from which to get the field object * @param name the name of the field object * @return the field object. * @throws PrivilegedActionException */ static Field getField(final Class<?> clazz, final String name) throws PrivilegedActionException { final PrivilegedExceptionAction<Field> action = new PrivilegedExceptionAction<Field>() { public Field run() throws Exception { Field field = clazz.getDeclaredField(name); field.setAccessible(true); return field; } }; return AccessController.doPrivileged(action); } }