confusion in protected modifier

[amir cdm]

I have a public class Amir in package aaa.It has a protected variable x.
I have a class New1 in package bbb.this class extends Amir .
I have one more class Anand in package aaa (Amir and Anand are in same package)

I thought I cant access variable x from Anand class through the reference of class New1

but when I tried it comiled and gave proper output.

how is it possible?can anyone explain this.

[suresh mulagala]

protected variable x can be access in the same package or subclasses of the class in which they are declared isint it? Since Amir and Anand are in the same package....

New1 has access to x and all instantiations of New1 will provide this value i guess....correct me if im wrong...
[ October 04, 2007: Message edited by: suresh mulagala ]

[Jesper de Jong]

"amir wipro", please check your private messages. You can see them by clicking My Private Messages.

[amir cdm]

protected variable x can be accessed in the same package or subclasses of the class in which they are declared isint it?

yes thats correct.

but my question is ,There is no connection between Amir class and Anand class.Im accessing variable x from New1 instance.not from Amir class instance.

see Anand and New1 are in different packages, and Anand not a subclass of New1 class .But Anand can access the inherited protected variable of New1 class.

How is it Possible.


New1 has access to x and all instantiations of New1 will provide this value i guess....correct me if im wrong...

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