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Class java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObject 

java.lang.Object
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    +----java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObject
public class AccessibleObject
extends Object
The AccessibleObject class is the base class for Field, Method and Constructor objects. It provides the ability to flag a reflected object as suppressing default Java language access control checks when it is used. The access checks--for public, default (package) access, protected, and private members--are performed when Fields, Methods or Constructors are used to set or get fields, to invoke methods, or to create and initialize new instances of classes, respectively.

Setting the accessible flag in a reflected object permits sophisticated applications with sufficient privilege, such as Java Object Serialization or other persistence mechanisms, to manipulate objects in a manner that would normally be prohibited.

Since:
JDK1.2
See Also:
Field, Method, Constructor, ReflectPermission

Constructor Index

o AccessibleObject()
Constructor: only used by the Java Virtual Machine.

Method Index

o isAccessible()
Get the value of the accessible flag for this object.
o setAccessible(AccessibleObject[], boolean)
Convenience method to set the accessible flag for an array of objects with a single security check (for efficiency).
o setAccessible(boolean)
Set the accessible flag for this object to the indicated boolean value.

Constructors

o AccessibleObject 
protected AccessibleObject()
Constructor: only used by the Java Virtual Machine.

Methods

o setAccessible 
public static void setAccessible(AccessibleObject[] array,
                                 boolean flag) throws SecurityException
Convenience method to set the accessible flag for an array of objects with a single security check (for efficiency).

Parameters:
array - the array of AccessibleObjects
flag - the new value for the accessible flag in each object
Throws: SecurityException
if the request is denied
o setAccessible 
public void setAccessible(boolean flag) throws SecurityException
Set the accessible flag for this object to the indicated boolean value. A value of true indicates that the reflected object should suppress Java language access checking when it is used. A value of false indicates that the reflected object should enforce Java language access checks.

Parameters:
flag - the new value for the accessible flag
Throws: SecurityException
if the request is denied
o isAccessible 
public boolean isAccessible()
Get the value of the accessible flag for this object. 

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