UnprotectedAccess

Returns a reference to a value that bypasses the usual access checks on private members.

Syntax: UnprotectedAccess( Variable ) As Object

Variable

required The value to wrap. The value passed is taken As Any so the call works for any type.

The returned object exposes Variable’s members — including Private and Friend ones — without triggering the access enforcement that the compiler ordinarily applies. Useful for testing, serialization, and other reflection-style scenarios that legitimately need to reach inside an encapsulation boundary.

Warning

Use this function sparingly. Bypassing access protection makes the surrounding code coupled to the target type’s private layout, which is by definition not a stable API.

See Also

• GetDeclaredTypeIid function