protected access modifier using inheritance

[Lisa Dissousa]

package p1;
public class A
{
protected int a = 10;
public static void main(String[] args)
{
System.out.println("Hello World!");
}
}


package p2;
import p1.A;
public class B extends A
{

public static void main(String[] args)
{
A a1 = new A();
System.out.println(a1.a);
}
}

I am getting a compilation error: 'a' has protected access in A. But protected means it can be accessible in sub class which is in different package also right

[R. Jain]

It's strange>>> How come, two exactly same topic with same heading and same question can be started by two different Users...

Anyways.. Lisa, you can refer to this post where
I have given the answer for this same question..

[Jesper de Jong]

Locking this one, since it's exactly the same as the other post, even though it's by another user. (Do you have two accounts??).