import scala.reflect.mirror._ object Test extends App { // will fail because y is a private field // reification doesn't magically make unavailable stuff available class Foo(y: Int) { def fun = reify{y} } try { val dyn = mkToolBox().runExpr(new Foo(10).fun.tree) val foo = dyn.asInstanceOf[Int] println(foo) } catch { case ex: Throwable => println(ex) } }