Accessing Private Member From Other Class In Java

Many people wonder if a private field can be accessed from other completely strange class. The words that first come out from the mouth many, if asked whether access to such private members is possible, is: 'impossible!' or say the least: 'you can't do that!'. We are not talking about using accessors here, the usual getter/setter methods are completely excluded. The truth about that is, gaining access to private members from an alien class is not only possible, but real.

How To Shutdown PC With Java Code

In this tutorial I create a program that shuts the computer down after 10 seconds, which gives you chance to abort the shutdown sequence. I used Java Runtime to execute the command line switch, and the second parameter for aborting the first command sequence. Java Runtime is key to making that possible. You can also pass other commands as parameter to start other Windows programs.