Clarification on the answer given

[kc pradeep]

What is the output for the below code ?

public class A {
int k;
boolean istrue;
static int p;
public void printValue() {
System.out.print(k);
System.out.print(istrue);
System.out.print(p);
}
}
public class Test{
public static void main(String argv[]){
A a = new A();
a.printValue();
}
}

Options are
A.0 false 0
B.0 true 0
C.0 0 0
D.Compile error - static variable must be initialized before use.
Answer :
A is the correct answer.
Global and static variable need not be initialized before use. Default value of global and
static int variable is zero. Default value of boolean variable is false. Remember local
variable must be initialized before use.

My question is can printValue() access static variable p?

[gurpeet singh]

kc pradeep wrote:What is the output for the below code ?

public class A {
int k;
boolean istrue;
static int p;
public void printValue() {
System.out.print(k);
System.out.print(istrue);
System.out.print(p);
}
}
public class Test{
public static void main(String argv[]){
A a = new A();
a.printValue();
}
}

Options are
A.0 false 0
B.0 true 0
C.0 0 0
D.Compile error - static variable must be initialized before use.
Answer :
A is the correct answer.
Global and static variable need not be initialized before use. Default value of global and
static int variable is zero. Default value of boolean variable is false. Remember local
variable must be initialized before use.

My question is can printValue() access static variable p?

why can't it ? what are your reasons that printValue() cannot access static variable p ?

[kc pradeep]

oops sorry, I got confused with the other rule : static functions can only access static members.
yeah, non static functions can access both, right.

[gurpeet singh]

kc pradeep wrote:oops sorry, I got confused with the other rule : static functions can only access static members.
yeah, non static functions can access both, right.

you got that.