Can we Use variables declared in outer block

Question

i need to access variables declared outside the block ,so any ideas.i tried many methods but all seem to fail
so my code contains to get a text entered by the user like
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JTextBox text=new JTextBox();
String name;

{//action listener part on clicking a button
{
name=text.getText();
System.out.println(name);//error occurs
}
}
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so any ideas
thanks in advance

Answer 1

Post the error message

Answer 2

Can't see the error clearly, but try declaring the variables globally.

Answer 3

can't access elements of outer block

Answer 4

Exception in thread"awt-eventqueue-0" java.lang.error
cannot refer to a non final name inside an inner class defined in a different method

tried posting it globally but didn't help