I have a doubt please clear it....in java

Question

I want to access a variable .
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for eg
int a = 34 data type
in a user defined method inp() (return type method)
from a main(String [] args) method.
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But I don't know how to access it
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Please note that both inp() method and main(String[] args) method are located in same class
For better understanding my question please see this code
https://code.sololearn.com/cF2eii2R2XZa/?ref=app

Answer 1

Hi Yogeshwaran any variable declared inside a method has a local scope and can be accessed only within the method but you can always return it.

You can write just this in main()-

int x = inp();
System.out.println(x);