Index: C:/Naidu/Projects/eclipse/policy_workspace/apache/imperius-splcore/src/main/java/org/apache/imperius/spl/parser/compiler/IdentPrimaryTuple.java
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--- C:/Naidu/Projects/eclipse/policy_workspace/apache/imperius-splcore/src/main/java/org/apache/imperius/spl/parser/compiler/IdentPrimaryTuple.java	(revision 662669)
+++ C:/Naidu/Projects/eclipse/policy_workspace/apache/imperius-splcore/src/main/java/org/apache/imperius/spl/parser/compiler/IdentPrimaryTuple.java	(working copy)
@@ -80,23 +80,33 @@
     public Object evaluate() throws SPLException
     {
     	Object returnValue = null;
+		Object instance = _symbolTable.getInstance(_classType);
+		String qualifier = _symbolTable.getQualifierForClass(_classType);
+    	
     	if(_isMethod)
     	{
-    		Object instance = _symbolTable.getInstance(_classType);
-    		String qualifier = _symbolTable.getQualifierForClass(_classType);
     		returnValue = AnchorMethodInvokeAction.invokeClassMethod(_symbolTable, 
     		_classType, qualifier, _identifier, _paramList,instance);
     	}
     	else
     	{
-    		Symbol sym = _symbolTable.getSymbol(_classType + "." + _identifier);
-    		returnValue = sym.getValue();
+    		Symbol sym = null;
+    		try
+    		{
+    			sym =  _symbolTable.getSymbol(_classType + "." + _identifier);
+    			returnValue = sym.getValue();
+    		} 
+    		catch(SPLException splex) 
+    		{
+    			String accessorMethodName = getAccessorMethodName(_identifier);
+    			sym =  _symbolTable.getSymbol(_classType + "." + accessorMethodName);
+    			returnValue = AnchorMethodInvokeAction.invokeClassMethod(_symbolTable, 
+    		    		_classType, qualifier, accessorMethodName, _paramList,instance);
+    		}
     	}
-    	
-    	
     	return returnValue;
-    	
     }
+    
     public Object evaluate(Object parentObject) throws SPLException
     {
     	Object returnValue = null;
@@ -113,23 +123,30 @@
 				parentObject, 
 				symbolsofInstance);
     	
-		Symbol sym = _symbolTable.getSymbol(_classType + "." + _identifier);
+		// Symbol sym = _symbolTable.getSymbol(_classType + "." + _identifier);
 		
     	//_symbolTable.setAnchors(mapOfAnchorClassToInstance);
     	if(_isMethod)
     	{
-    	
     		returnValue = AnchorMethodInvokeAction.invokeClassMethod(_symbolTable, 
     		_classType, qualifier, _identifier, _paramList, parentObject);
     	}
     	else
     	{
-    		
-    		//Symbol sym = _symbolTable.getSymbol(_classType + "." + _identifier);
-    		returnValue = sym.getValue();
-    		
+    		Symbol sym = null;
+    		try
+    		{
+    			sym =  _symbolTable.getSymbol(_classType + "." + _identifier);
+    			returnValue = sym.getValue();
+    		} 
+    		catch(SPLException splex) 
+    		{
+    			String accessorMethodName = getAccessorMethodName(_identifier);
+    			sym =  _symbolTable.getSymbol(_classType + "." + accessorMethodName);
+    			returnValue = AnchorMethodInvokeAction.invokeClassMethod(_symbolTable, 
+    		    		_classType, qualifier, accessorMethodName, _paramList,parentObject);
+    		}
     	}
-    	
     	return returnValue;
     }
     
@@ -140,8 +157,20 @@
 		// ensure symbol table is populated
 		_populateSymbolTable(_classType);
 		
-		Symbol sym = _symbolTable.getSymbol(classTypeOrVariableName + "." + _identifier);
+		// Symbol sym = _symbolTable.getSymbol(classTypeOrVariableName + "." + _identifier);
+
+		// added this to access private variables in policy using accessor methods
 		
+		Symbol sym = null;
+		try
+		{
+			sym = _symbolTable.getSymbol(classTypeOrVariableName + "." + _identifier);
+		} 
+		catch(SPLException splex) 
+		{
+			sym = _symbolTable.getSymbol(classTypeOrVariableName + "." + getAccessorMethodName(_identifier));
+		}
+		
 		if(_isMethod)
 		{
 			if(sym instanceof MethodSymbol)
@@ -184,6 +213,16 @@
 		
 	}
 
+	private String getAccessorMethodName(String identifier)
+	{
+		if(Character.isLetter(identifier.charAt(0)))
+		{
+			identifier = Character.toUpperCase(identifier.charAt(0)) + identifier.substring(1);
+		}
+		identifier = "get"+identifier;
+		return identifier;
+	}
+
 	private TypeInfo _validateActualParameters(Symbol sym, 
 			String classType) throws SPLException
 	{