Private instance variables accessed within the class

In the code given below, eventhough the variables i and sampleString is declared as private the same is accessable directly from the object through the main method of test class. Does it mean that private/protected declaration is ignored within the class?

public class Test {
private int i = 25;
private String sampleString = "Arun";
public static void main(String[] args) {
Test test = new Test();
System.out.println("String is --" + test.sampleString);
System.out.println("Int value is --" + test.i);
}
}

Yes! Private members are accessible to the members of the class directly and through an object of the class...

you can't access the private member outside the class anyhow directly.

yes private member is accessible in the class

yes sweety..but it was a new knowledge for me that even if create object the private variables can be accessed using . operator

Thanks for all the replies

Private members of a class are accessible directly to all members of a class but from static members you cannot access directly but instead can access by creating an object.

eg
class Test
{

private int x;

void getX()
{
System.out.println(x};
}
public static void main(String[] args)
{
Test t;
System.out.println(t.x); //since main is a static method
}
}
[ September 03, 2008: Message edited by: Sirisha Ghatty ]

Originally posted by Sirisha Ghatty:

class Test
{
private int x;

public static void main(String[] args)
{
Test t;
System.out.println(Test.t); //since main is a static method
}
}

I think you were trying to write t.x instead of Test.t

Yup its t.x