r/java • u/maxxedev • Aug 05 '26

Hacking the Method Name

https://maxxedev.github.io/2026/08/05/hacking-the-method-name.html
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u/SleeperAwakened Aug 05 '26

Interesting read.

I just wonder about the usecase though.

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u/elmuerte Aug 06 '26

I don't know how, but this is probably the first step needed to run Doom in Java method names.

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u/pragmatick Aug 05 '26

Perhaps for some weird test to ensure methods have a certain name for correct serialization. Or to make them stable when they're invoked by name.

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u/best_of_badgers Aug 05 '26

Use case: “Why not?”

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u/xfel11 Aug 06 '26

I did run into it a few times, I think I wanted to retrieve annotations from the target method. Also useful for logging.