Reflection - Integer Destroyer

import java.lang.reflect.Field;

public class IntDestroyer {

	/**
	 * @param args
	 * @throws NoSuchFieldException 
	 * @throws SecurityException 
	 * @throws IllegalAccessException 
	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException 
	 */
	public static void main(String[] args) throws SecurityException, 
			NoSuchFieldException, IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException {
		Field value = Integer.class.getDeclaredField("value");
		value.setAccessible(true);
		
		value.set(1, 2);
		System.out.println(Integer.valueOf(1));
		
		System.out.printf("5-4 => %d%n",5-4);
		
		value.set(1001, 1002);
		System.out.println(Integer.valueOf(1001));
	}
}



Program Output:
2
5-4 => 2
1001

The statement 'value.set(1, 2)' changes the internal cache value '1' to '2'. Note that this cache applies only for the values in the range -128 thru 127 (inclusive). Values beyond this range are not cached. For instance, the value 1001 was not cached and hence the statement 'value.set(1001, 1002)' didn't modify the value 1001.

Reference:
    * http://blogs.sun.com/darcy/entry/boxing_and_caches_integer_valueof
    * http://www.javaspecialists.eu/talks/oslo09/ReflectionMadness.pdf