global variables

Question

like we got global variables in C language which can be operated throughout all user define functions, do we have any such thing in java that run in all the method of the class.?

Answer 1

Yes, define the variable outside of any methods. I believe the section on encapsulation covers this.

Answer 2

Define a static variable inside any class .

Examples:

public static int age;
public static final String FILENAME="data.txt";

Answer 3

wrong