This rule raises an issue when reflection is used to change the visibility of a class, method or field, and when it is used to directly update a field value. Altering or bypassing the accessibility of classes, methods, or fields violates the encapsulation principle and could lead to run-time errors.
public void makeItPublic(String methodName) throws NoSuchMethodException { this.getClass().getMethod(methodName).setAccessible(true); // Noncompliant } public void setItAnyway(String fieldName, int value) { this.getClass().getDeclaredField(fieldName).setInt(this, value); // Noncompliant; bypasses controls in setter }