# Reflective Contract Bypass

> A defect in which reflection is used to reach members that a type's contract or visibility hides.

Record: `lexicon:reflective-contract-bypass`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Declarative Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/declarative-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-reflective-contract-bypass

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Syntax Tree Generation](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/syntax-tree-generation.md) and before [Deferred Static Check](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/deferred-static-check.md).

## Category

- [Metaprogramming / Language-Oriented Architecture](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/metaprogramming-language-oriented-architecture.md)

## Violates

- [Reflection](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/reflection.md)

## Linked from

- [Metaprogramming / Language-Oriented Architecture](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-metaprogramming-language-oriented-architecture.md)