Java 17 Reflection scenarios to Access Private Fields in Inherited Classes
I'm working with an scenario with Java 17 where I'm trying to use reflection to access private fields from a superclass in a subclass. Despite following the standard practices, I'm getting an `IllegalAccessException`. Here’s a minimal example of what my classes look like: ```java class Parent { private String secret = "This is a secret"; } class Child extends Parent { public String revealSecret() throws IllegalAccessException, NoSuchFieldException { Field field = Parent.class.getDeclaredField("secret"); field.setAccessible(true); return (String) field.get(this); } } ``` When I run the following code: ```java public class ReflectionTest { public static void main(String[] args) { Child child = new Child(); try { System.out.println(child.revealSecret()); } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); } } } ``` I receive the following exception: ``` java.lang.IllegalAccessException: Class Child can not access a member of class Parent with modifiers "private" ``` I've checked that I’m using the `setAccessible(true)` method correctly, but it seems to be ignored for private fields in parent classes. I’ve also looked into using other reflection utilities from libraries like Apache Commons Lang and Spring’s ReflectionUtils but encountered similar issues. Are there any specific configurations or best practices I might have overlooked? Is there a way to retrieve private fields from a superclass using reflection in Java 17?