Method Problem

[Ganesh Kumar]

Hi friends ,
Why cant we access a method from another method using the instance as shown below

class palindrome{
static int a,b,c;
void j(){
System.out.println("hi");
p.g();
}
void g(){
a=10;
b=20;
c=40;
System.out.println(a+" "+ " "+b+" "+ " "+c );

}

public static void main(String args[]){

palindrome p=new palindrome();
p.j();

}
}


Please clarify my doubt friends

[Jesper de Jong]

The variable 'p' is a local variable in the main() method. It isn't visible in method j().

See: The Java Tutorial - Variables.

Note: Please use code tags when you post code, that will make your code easier to read in the forums.

[fred rosenberger]

What would you expect to happen if your main looked like this:

public static void main(String args[]){
  palindrome myPalindrome = new palindrome();
  myPalindrome.j();
 
}

What, exactly, would the p in the j() method refer to?