Why is it allowed to access Java private fields via reflection?

Question

Consider this example :

import java.lang.reflect.Field;

public class Test {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        C c = new C();
        try         


        

Answer 1

Private is intended to prevent accidental misuse, not as a security mechanism. If you choose to bypass it then you can do so at your own risk and the assumption you know what you are doing.