Hi Jim, Or maybe you are saying that x was defined somewhere outside the code sample? Jim Jim Homme, Usability Services, Phone: 412-544-1810. Skype: jim.homme Internal recipients, Read my accessibility blog. Discuss accessibility here. Accessibility Wiki: Breaking news and accessibility advice -----Original Message----- From: program-java-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:program-java-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Homme, James Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 3:22 PM To: program-java@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [program-java] Re: Java: Precedence... solution Hi Jim, Are you saying that since it doesn't say for(int x) that doing that makes x global? And is x seen outside the class? Thanks. Jim Jim Homme, Usability Services, Phone: 412-544-1810. Skype: jim.homme Internal recipients, Read my accessibility blog. Discuss accessibility here. Accessibility Wiki: Breaking news and accessibility advice -----Original Message----- From: program-java-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:program-java-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Corbett, James Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 3:20 PM To: 'program-java@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: [program-java] Re: Java: Precedence... solution Jim: Typically getters and setters are of public access because they can modify the private members associated with them. My private method MyMethod is used from with in a class and is a helper method. Since it returns nor sets anything its name usually refers to what it does. In this example I used myMethod as just a name space only. Secondly if you notice that x wasn't declared with in the for loop, the blobal x takes over the driver seat. Jim -----Original Message----- From: program-java-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:program-java-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Homme, James Sent: September 17, 2010 14:24 To: program-java@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [program-java] Re: Java: Precedence... solution Hi, OK. I just today learned how to make a getter, a setter, and a constructer. The advice the book gives is that most of the time we should make methods public and fields private. Why is the myMethod method private? Second question. It looks like the scope of the variable x is only inside the loop. Is that right? Thanks. Jim Jim Homme, Usability Services, Phone: 412-544-1810. Skype: jim.homme Internal recipients, Read my accessibility blog <http://mysites.highmark.com/personal/lidikki/Blog/default.aspx> . Discuss accessibility here <http://collaborate.highmark.com/COP/technical/accessibility/default.aspx> . Accessibility Wiki: Breaking news and accessibility advice <http://collaborate.highmark.com/COP/technical/accessibility/Accessibility%20Wiki/Forms/AllPages.aspx> From: program-java-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:program-java-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Corbett, James Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 2:07 PM To: 'program-java@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: [program-java] Java: Precedence... solution Hey now: I've finally resolved the issue I was having with variables being reused multiple times in the same class... For the sake of brevity: Public class MyClass { Private int x = 1; Public MyClass() { myMethod(); } Private void myMethod() { For (x =0; x<10; x++) { } } } ...obviously x gets finally incremented to 9 and since it's global then it throws off any reuse of the variable. James M. Corbett Programmer / Analyst | Canada Revenue Agency | Agence du revenue du Canada 875 Heron Rd. Ottawa, On. K1A0L5 James.Corbett@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Telephone | Téléphone: (613) 941-1338 Facsimile | Télécopieur: (613) 941-2261 Government of Canada | Gouvernement du Canada ________________________________ This e-mail and any attachments to it are confidential and are intended solely for use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and then delete it. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not keep, use, disclose, copy or distribute this e-mail without the author's prior permission. The views expressed in this e-mail message do not necessarily represent the views of Highmark Inc., its subsidiaries, or affiliates.