Okay, so I have a java file which is loading another class and I want the java file to be able to edit and read variables from the class which is running.
For example: I have a button which when pressed it sets a variable (This is the class file). I want the java file which is loading this class to be able to see the new value of the variable read it, set it and do whatever is needed. And I want the new value which is set to show up on the running java class.
This is what I have tried so far but when I try to edit the values like getting baseX it doesn't show up on the running class. Also, the baseX value should change when I do stuff on the running class but the stuff is not printed to the screen when I change them. It's as if reflection can't read stuff on runtime. So what does?
Class c = Class.forName("Client");
for (Method m : c.getMethods()) {
if (m.getName().contentEquals("main")) {
Object[] passedArgs = { args };
m.invoke(null, passedArgs);
}
}
Object instance = c.newInstance();
Field baseX = c.getField("baseX");
Field loggedIn = c.getField("loggedIn");
boolean gotValues = false;
while(!gotValues) {
boolean loggedin = loggedIn.getBoolean(instance);
if(loggedin) {
System.out.println(baseX.get(instance));
} else {
System.out.println(loggedin);
loggedIn.setBoolean(instance, true);
}
}
Also yeah getter/setter methods would work if they worked on runtime and I could make it so that when button x is pressed variable y changes on screen. What is a java bean? Also what if I wanted to just invoke a method and not get a value? Or what if I wanted to add my own methods/code?