effect of changing String using reflection

Question

As we all know, String is immutable in java. however, one can change it using reflection, by getting the Field and setting access level. (I know it is unadvised, I am not pl

Answer 1

The private fields in the String class are the char[], the offset and length. Changing any of these should not have any adverse effect on any other object. But if you can somehow change the contents of the char[], then you could probably see some surprising side effects.