About Question com.enthuware.ets.scjp.v6.2.676 :

[aruna1982]

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Consider this class:

class A
{
  private int i;
  public void modifyOther(A a1)
  {
    a1.i = 20;  //1
  }
}

State whether the following statement is true or false:

At //1 a1.i is valid.

Explanation said "Private means private to the class and not to the object."

Isn't this question wrong?

[admin]

No, it is correct. Why do you think it is wrong?

[aruna1982]

No, it is correct. Why do you think it is wrong?

Okay, I tested the code and it's working. Could you please explain in more details the statement "Private means private to the class and not to the object." ? As "a1" member is private, it should not accessible from object reference.Isn't it?

[admin]

That is why the explanation says that private means private to the class, not to the object. You can access i anywhere in class A even if the reference used to access i points to a different instance of class A.

[aruna1982]

That is why the explanation says that private means private to the class, not to the object. You can access i anywhere in class A even if the reference used to access i points to a different instance of class A.

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