Reflection - Integer Destroyer

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import java.lang.reflect.Field;

public class IntDestroyer {

	/**
	 * @param args
	 * @throws NoSuchFieldException 
	 * @throws SecurityException 
	 * @throws IllegalAccessException 
	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException 
	 */
	public static void main(String[] args) throws SecurityException, 
			NoSuchFieldException, IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException {
		Field value = Integer.class.getDeclaredField("value");
		value.setAccessible(true);
		
		value.set(1, 2);
		System.out.println(Integer.valueOf(1));
		
		System.out.printf("5-4 => %d%n",5-4);
		
		value.set(1001, 1002);
		System.out.println(Integer.valueOf(1001));
	}
}

<b>Program Output:</b>
2
5-4 => 2
1001

The statement 'value.set(1, 2)' changes the internal cache value '1' to '2'. Note that this cache applies only for the values in the range -128 thru 127 (inclusive). Values beyond this range are not cached. For instance, the value 1001 was not cached and hence the statement 'value.set(1001, 1002)' didn't modify the value 1001.

<b>Reference</b>:
    * http://blogs.sun.com/darcy/entry/boxing_and_caches_integer_valueof
    * http://www.javaspecialists.eu/talks/oslo09/ReflectionMadness.pdf    

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• java
• reflection