ReflectionAccessor

java.lang.Object
- com.google.gson.internal.reflect.ReflectionAccessor

Direct Known Subclasses:

PreJava9ReflectionAccessor, UnsafeReflectionAccessor
```
public abstract class ReflectionAccessor
extends java.lang.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.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

private static ReflectionAccessor instance

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

ReflectionAccessor()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static ReflectionAccessor`	`getInstance()`	Obtains a `ReflectionAccessor` instance suitable for the current Java version.
`abstract void`	`makeAccessible(java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObject ao)`	Does the same as `ao.setAccessible(true)`, but never throws `InaccessibleObjectException`

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

- Field Detail
  - instance
```
private static final ReflectionAccessor instance
```
- Constructor Detail
  - ReflectionAccessor
```
public ReflectionAccessor()
```
- Method Detail
  - makeAccessible
```
public abstract void makeAccessible(java.lang.reflect.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)).