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Nikolay
Nikolay

Reputation: 354

Android override private method by reflection

Hello I have class with private method, and I need override it by reflation. I see many examples fro change private fields, or call private methods, but I don't found any override example.

I have this code

public class TestClass {
public void print(string str)
{
doSomeThing(str);
}

private void doSomeThing(string str)
{
Log.d("tag","printed :"+str);
}
}

but I want change Log.d("tag","printed :"+str); to Log.d("tag","printed override :"+str); or other code. How is it possible do with reflection?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 225

Answers (1)

Ssr1369
Ssr1369

Reputation: 358

You cannot override a private member, because a private member belongs to its unique class. If another class extends that class, the new class would not have such member, and therefore you can just create a new one.

Maybe you want to use the protected modifier instead of private?

Upvotes: 0

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