If I donot use this.aField implies that complier will never point to global field ? and only way I can access the global variable is using this ? Thanks & Regards Miro
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello temp temp, Use this.aField inside the method. public class Test2 { private String aField = " aField "; public static void main(String[] args) { Test2 test2 = new Test2(); test2.testField(); System.out.println(test2.aField); } private void testField() { String aField = "test1"; System.out.println(aField); System.out.println(this.aField); } } Thanks and regards, Pazhanikanthan. P (Paz) Consultant for AXA, Senior Software Engineer, HCL Australia Services Pty. Ltd. Off : +61-3-9618-4085 Mob : +61-0411-354-838 temp temp 15/11/2006 07:13 AM Please respond to "Struts Users Mailing List" To: user@struts.apache.org cc: Subject: Simple java question I declared a private global field called aField. The same variable I decalred in a method . For example public class Test2 { private String aField = " aField "; public static void main(String[] args) { Test2 test2 = new Test2(); test2.testField(); System.out.println(test2.aField); } private void testField() { String aField = "test1"; System.out.println(aField); } } In the method testField if I want to access the global variable aField is it possible ? Thanks & Regards Miro --------------------------------- Access over 1 million songs - Yahoo! Music Unlimited. _____________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for viruses by MCI's Internet Managed Scanning Services - powered by MessageLabs. For further information visit http://www.mci.com ********************************************************************************* Important Note This email (including any attachments) contains information which is confidential and may be subject to legal privilege. If you are not the intended recipient you must not use, distribute or copy this email. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this email. Any views expressed in this email are not necessarily the views of AXA. Thank you. ********************************************************************************** --------------------------------- Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business.