private member variable accessble?????

[veesam sridhar]

hi guys,

the following question is 45 th one in http://www.jchq.net/mockexams/exam3.htm

i have adoubt in the following program
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public class test{
private int court;
public static void main(String argv[]){

test s = new test(199);
System.out.println(s.court);
}
test(int ballcount){
court=ballcount;
}
}
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if i compile the above program it prints :199


court is a private variable,any instance can not access a private variable directly like above .......


I compiled and run the program
I got the outout :199
I just wondered.......




Thanks in advance,
Sridhar Veesam

[Keith Lynn]

No, the private variables in a class definition can ONLY be accessed by an instance of the class (except through reflection possibly)

Since the main method is part of the class definition, you can access the private variables of the instance in the main method.
[ March 04, 2006: Message edited by: Keith Lynn ]

[Edisandro Bessa]

Hi veesam,

Keith is correct. Main() is declared within the same class that contains the private member, so, main() also knows about it.

[veesam sridhar]

Thank u guys