How to access private data members outside the class without making “friend”s? [duplicate]

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Here’s a way, not recommended though

class Weak {
private:
    string name;

public:
    void setName(const string& name) {
        this->name = name;
    }

    string getName()const {
        return this->name;
    }

};

struct Hacker {
    string name;
};

int main(int argc, char** argv) {

    Weak w;
    w.setName("Jon");
    cout << w.getName() << endl;
    Hacker *hackit = reinterpret_cast<Hacker *>(&w);
    hackit->name = "Jack";
    cout << w.getName() << endl;

}

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