code: import java.lang.reflect.*;
  
  class Example {
      private String _name;
      public Example(String name) { _name = name; }
      public String toString() { return "Hello, I am " + _name; }
  }
  
  public class BreakPrivacy {
      public static final void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
          Example foo = new Example("Eric");
  
          for (Field f : Example.class.getDeclaredFields()) {
  	    if (f.getName().equals("_name")) {
                  // make it accessible
                  f.setAccessible(true);
  
                  // get private field
                  System.out.println(f.get(foo));
  
                  // set private field
                  f.set(foo, "Edith");
  		System.out.println(foo);
  
                  break;
              }
          }
      }
  }
  