In php can we access private methods of final class from outside the class?

Question

I have a final class along with its private/public static methods in one file and want to access its private static method in another file. Can I do that? Is this legal access?

Answer 1

You could always try altering it at runtime via reflection

$method = new ReflectionMethod('FinalClassName', 'staticMethodName');
$method->setAccessible(true);

$method->invoke(null, $arg1, $arg2, $etc);