September Morn Update

Task/Break-OO-privacy/Java/break-oo-privacy-1.java

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+import java.lang.reflect.*;
+
+class Example {
+    private String _name;
+    public Example(String name) { _name = name; }
+    public String toString() { return "Hello, I am " + _name; }
+}
+
+public class BreakPrivacy {
+    public static final void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        Example foo = new Example("Eric");
+
+        for (Field f : Example.class.getDeclaredFields()) {
+	    if (f.getName().equals("_name")) {
+                // make it accessible
+                f.setAccessible(true);
+
+                // get private field
+                System.out.println(f.get(foo));
+
+                // set private field
+                f.set(foo, "Edith");
+		System.out.println(foo);
+
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}