About Question enthuware.ocpjp.v7.2.1224 :

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Why a public variable can't be accessed from OUTSIDE the package com.enthu.qb?

[admin]

A public variable can be accessed from anywhere.

HTH,
Paul.

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Exactly so the answer is wrong !

[admin]

I am not sure I understand your point. Which answer is wrong? The question says, "which member variables are accessible from OUTSIDE the package com.enthu.qb?"

j is a public field so it is accessible. What is the issue?

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It gave me the "public" answer as a wrong answer

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No answer ?

[admin]

I tried it and it shows public as correct answer. Can you please confirm that you saw this as wrong answer?

thank you,
Paul.

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Def !

[admin]

Not sure why you saw that. Attached is what I see. Can you please download the latest version of the question bank? ( 1.48)

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[Student]

Exactly so the answer is wrong !

You have to look first at class visibility, then at member visibility. If the class isn't visible, none of its members will be visible, regardless of their access specifier.