private, protected and public access problem

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Hi..
My program contains two classes named "A" and "B".. class "B" is a subclass of the class "A".. And I want to create three int values that can be only accessed by the class "A", can be only accessed by both "A" and "B" not other classes and can be only accessed by any class..
Here is the code I've tried..

Java

public class myProgram
{
    public static void main(String[] args) 
    {
        System.out.println(A.y);
        System.out.println(A.z);
    }
}

class A
{
    private static int x = 10;
    public static int y = 20;
    protected static int z = 30;
}
class B extends A
{
    
}

The problem is the protected int field "z" can be accessed from the "myProgram" class.. But I want to make it to be accessed only from class "A" and "B".. not "myProgram" class.. How can I do it ?

Thanks !

Posted 31-Mar-14 0:03am

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TorstenH. · Answer 1 · 2014-03-31T01:12:00

Make 'em private members.

http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/javaOO/variables.html[^]

Extended Answer:

Java

public class MyProgram // Class names always start with a captial!
{
    private ObjectA oObjectA = new ObjectA();
    private ObjectB oObjectB = new ObjectB();

    public MyProgram()
    {
        
        System.out.println(oObjectA.y); // can be called via instance cause public
        System.out.println(oObjectB.z); // can be called via instance cause proteced
        System.out.println(oObjectB.getX()); // only way to access x

    }

    public static void main(String[] args)
    {   // just calling the constructor to break out of static
        // we do not need an instance, so we do not create one
        new MyProgram(); 
    }
    
    private class ObjectA
    {
        private int x = 10;
        public int y = 20;
        protected int z = 30;


        // to make x available 
        // if the getter is not there x is not available in other instances
        public int getX(){ 
          return x;
        }
    }
    
    private class ObjectB extends ObjectA
    {
    	// more fancy stuff
    }
}

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