OOP - Inheritance Question

[Madan, Gopal]

Hi:
I have an ancestor class Top with a private int "i" (say 5) and a public getValue() function that returns the integer value "i";
I created a descendant class Next from the above class and re-declared and initialized a private integer variable "i" (say to 10). But no new getValue() function here, as it is inherited from the ancestor.
My question is how can i get to print the value of integer i in the Next class (10), without Overriding the getValue() method from class Top.
Is it possible to get 10 to print, other than directly accessing the variable or using a getValue() method at class Next?
Thanks
Madan
//Top.java

public class Top {
private int i = 5;

public int getValue() {
return i;
}
}
//Next.java
class Next extends Top {
private int i = 10;
public static void main(String[] args) {
Top a = new Top();
Top b = new Next();
Next c = new Next();

System.out.println("Top a = new Top(): a.getValue() = " + a.getValue());
System.out.println("Top b = new Next(): b.getValue() = " + b.getValue());
System.out.println("Next c = new Next(): c.i = " + c.i);
System.out.println("Next c = new Next(): c.getValue() = " + c.getValue());
}
}

[This message has been edited by Cindy Glass (edited October 05, 2001).]

[Michael Ernest]

In a word, no.
------------------
Michael Ernest, co-author of: The Complete Java 2 Certification Study Guide