java-platform-module-system

What is an illegal reflective access?

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There are a lot of questions about illegal reflective access in Java 9. I have found plenty of discussion about working around the error messages, but I would love to know what an illegal reflective access actually is. So my question is: What defines an illegal reflective access and what circumstances trigger the warning? I … Read more

What is an illegal reflective access?

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Apart from an understanding of the accesses amongst modules and their respective packages. I believe the crux of it lies in the Module System#Relaxed-strong-encapsulation and I would just cherry-pick the relevant parts of it to try and answer the question. What defines an illegal reflective access and what circumstances trigger the warning? To aid in the migration … Read more