title: How to read a private attribute of an object without a getter in ABAP
body: <p>Is there any way to get the value of an objects' private attribute without a getter. Modifying the class is not permitted in any shape or form.</p>
  
  <p>Please find below an example class with a private attribute. </p>
  
  <pre><code>CLASS counter DEFINITION.
    PUBLIC SECTION.
      METHODS: set IMPORTING value(set_value) TYPE i.
    PRIVATE SECTION.
      DATA count TYPE i.
  ENDCLASS.                    "counter DEFINITION 
  
  CLASS counter IMPLEMENTATION.
    METHOD set.
      count = set_value.
    ENDMETHOD.                    "set
  ENDCLASS.                    "counter IMPLEMENTATION
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>How can I get the value of <code>count</code>? Inheriting from counter will not work because <code>count</code> is private, not protected.</p>