Common tasks tasks which can be done via reflection

ReflectionUtils.java

import java.lang.reflect.Field;

public class ReflectionUtils {
  
    // least invasive method of obtaining protected/private field value
    private static <T> T getPrivateFieldValue(Object object, String fieldName) throws Exception {
        Field field = object.getClass().getDeclaredField(fieldName);
        field.setAccessible(true);
        T fieldValue = (T) field.get(object);
        field.setAccessible(false);
        return fieldValue;
    }

}