ReflectionAccessor

java.lang.Object

com.google.gson.internal.reflect.ReflectionAccessor

public abstract class ReflectionAccessor extends Object

Provides a replacement for AccessibleObject.setAccessible(boolean), which may be used to avoid reflective access issues appeared in Java 9, like InaccessibleObjectException thrown or warnings like

  WARNING: An illegal reflective access operation has occurred
  WARNING: Illegal reflective access by ...

Works both for Java 9 and earlier Java versions.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor

Description

ReflectionAccessor()
Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

static ReflectionAccessor

getInstance()

Obtains a ReflectionAccessor instance suitable for the current Java version.

abstract void

makeAccessible(AccessibleObject ao)

Does the same as ao.setAccessible(true), but never throws InaccessibleObjectException

Methods inherited from class Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details
- ReflectionAccessor
  
  public ReflectionAccessor()
Method Details
- makeAccessible
  
  public abstract void makeAccessible(AccessibleObject ao)
  
  Does the same as ao.setAccessible(true), but never throws InaccessibleObjectException
- getInstance
  
  public static ReflectionAccessor getInstance()
  
  Obtains a ReflectionAccessor instance suitable for the current Java version.
  You may need one a reflective operation in your code throws InaccessibleObjectException. In such a case, use makeAccessible(AccessibleObject) on a field, method or constructor (instead of basic AccessibleObject.setAccessible(boolean)).