[CLK-792] Create an entry on FAQ about reflection exceptions

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.3.0
• Fix Version/s: 2.4.0-RC1
• Component/s: documentation
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Gilberto C Andrade
• Created: 11/Sep/12 19:23
• Updated: 08/Nov/13 20:21
• Resolved: 08/Nov/13 20:21

Description

For intermediate java programmer is common to do this trivial error:
class com.xxxxxxxxClass {
}

instead of

public class com.xxxxxxxxClass {
}

Causing this type of execption:
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalAccessException: Class org.apache.click.util.PropertyUtils can not access a member of class com.xxxxxxxClass with modifiers "public"
at sun.reflect.Reflection.ensureMemberAccess(Reflection.java:95)

So, I'm suggesting the following entry on FAQ:

question: can not access a member of with modifiers "public"
answer:
If you get the following error in Click:
java.lang.IllegalAccessException: Class org.apache.click.util.PropertyUtils can not access a member of class com.xxxxxClass with modifiers "public"
it's likely because your class com.xxxxxxxxClass is not public. You just need to add a public keyword in front of the class definition

public class com.xxxxxxxxAction {
}