// typeinfo/InnerImplementation.java // (c)2016 MindView LLC: see Copyright.txt // We make no guarantees that this code is fit for any purpose. // Visit http://mindviewinc.com/Books/OnJava/ for more book information. // Private inner classes can't hide from reflection. import typeinfo.interfacea.*; class InnerA { private static class C implements A { public void f() { System.out.println("public C.f()"); } public void g() { System.out.println("public C.g()"); } void u() { System.out.println("package C.u()"); } protected void v() { System.out.println("protected C.v()"); } private void w() { System.out.println("private C.w()"); } } public static A makeA() { return new C(); } } public class InnerImplementation { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { A a = InnerA.makeA(); a.f(); System.out.println(a.getClass().getName()); // Reflection still gets into the private class: HiddenImplementation.callHiddenMethod(a, "g"); HiddenImplementation.callHiddenMethod(a, "u"); HiddenImplementation.callHiddenMethod(a, "v"); HiddenImplementation.callHiddenMethod(a, "w"); } } /* Output: public C.f() InnerA$C public C.g() package C.u() protected C.v() private C.w() */