[LANG-613] ConstructorUtils.getAccessibleConstructor() Does Not Check the Accessibility of Enclosing Classes

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.0
• Fix Version/s: 3.3
• Component/s: lang.reflect.*
• Labels: patch
• Assignee: Matthew Jason Benson
• Reporter: David M. Sledge
• Created: 27/Mar/10 22:49
• Updated: 04/Mar/14 17:19
• Resolved: 20/Jan/14 17:20

Description

ConstructorUtils.getAccessibleConstructor() checks if the declaring class is public but not whether it's a top-level class or an enclosed one. Consequently, with enclosed declaring classes, the method does not check if the enclosing class is public, or it's enclosing class, or it's enclosing class, etc...