getting a variable from another method??

[Rich Barry]

Hi..
I am working in a method and I need a variable from another method... and I am not sure how to do that??
I need the variable 'ckb' from this method

private void newAccount(boolean gotoMenu){
   String name;
   double ckb, svb;
   System.out.println("New Account Creation:");
   System.out.print("\n\tEnter Account Name: ");
   name = readit();
   System.out.print("\n\tEnter Checking Account Balance: ");
   ckb = new Double(readit()).doubleValue();
   System.out.print("\n\tEnter Savings Account Balance: ");
   svb = new Double(readit()).doubleValue();
   this.acct = new Account(name, ckb, svb);
   this.accountActive = true;
   if (gotoMenu)printMenu();
}

and I want to use it in thise Deposit method...

private void deposit(){
   String accounttype;
   double depositamt;
   double checkbal = this.acct.ckb;
   System.out.println("Account Deposit:");
   System.out.print("\n\tEnter the amount you wish to deposit: ");
   depositamt = new Double(readit()).doubleValue();
   System.out.println("\n\tEnter the account you wish to use..  C (chequing) S (savings)");
   accounttype = readit();
   Account acct = new Account();
   acct.deposit(depositamt, accounttype.charAt(0));
}

Thx
Rich
(please try to format your code using the [ code] and [ /code] tags without the spaces)
[ January 28, 2002: Message edited by: Cindy Glass ]

[Cindy Glass]

You either need to return the value from the method, or you need to declare the variable outside the method so that it is a member variable and not a local variable. You can still set the value in the method, but the value will be available for other uses.
[ January 28, 2002: Message edited by: Cindy Glass ]