How to use reflection to bypass access modifiers and execute a private method of an ancestor.

bypassing_c_sharp_accessmodifiers.cs

using System.Reflection;
private object ExecutePrivateMethod(string name, params object[] args)
{
    MethodInfo method =
        GetType().BaseType.GetMethod(name, BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance);

    if (method == null)
        throw new NotImplementedException("Cannot find method " + name);

    return method.Invoke(this, args);
}