java 5 on mountain lion

http://www.s-seven.net/java_15_mountain_lion

Invoking parent private method by reflection

public class SuperClass {

boolean superField = true;

private void superMethod(boolean superField) {
System.out.println("superMethod() called - param:" + superField);
}
}

import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;

public class SubClass extends SuperClass {
public static void main(String args[]) {
SubClass subClassInstance = new SubClass();
try {
Method declaredMethod = SuperClass.class.getDeclaredMethod("superMethod", boolean.class);
declaredMethod.setAccessible(true);

declaredMethod.invoke((SuperClass)subClassInstance, new Object[] {false}); //I remember that there was a situation this explicit cast is required

} catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
} catch (SecurityException e) {
} catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
} catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
}
}
}