How would I declare the variable numbers as global?

[barney]

Hi, How would I declare the variable numbers as global? I want to be able to access the same variable from any method so that the value of the variable is the same.

Code:

import TerminalIO.KeyboardReader;

public class SortAndDestroy{
	
	public static void main (String[] args){
		int[] numbers = {42,37,5,33,6};
		KeyboardReader reader = new KeyboardReader();
		int choice;
		
		for(int i = 0; i < Names.numbers.length; i++){
			System.out.print(numbers[i] + "  ");
		}
		
		choice = reader.readInt("\nSelection[1] or Bubble[2] Sort?  ");
		
		if (choice == 1)
			selectionSort(numbers);
		else if (choice == 2)
			bubbleSort(numbers);
		else
			System.out.println("That is not a choice.");
	}
	
	public static void selectionSort(int[] numbers){
		for(int i = 0; i < numbers.length; i++){
			int minIndex = findMinimum(numbers, i);
			if(minIndex != 1)
				swap(numbers, i, minIndex);
			
			System.out.print(numbers[i] + "  ");
		}
	}
	
	public static int findMinimum(int[] numbers, int first){
		int minIndex = first;
		
		for(int i = first + 1; i < numbers.length; i++)
			if(numbers[i] < numbers[minIndex])
				minIndex = i;
			
			return minIndex;
	}
	
	public static void swap(int[] numbers, int x, int y){
		int temp = numbers[x];
		numbers[x] = numbers[y];
		numbers[y] = temp;
	}
	
	public static void bubbleSort(int[] numbers){
		int k = 0;
		boolean exchangeMade = true;
		
		while((k < numbers.length - 1) && exchangeMade){
			exchangeMade = false;
			k++;
			for(int j = 0; j < numbers.length - k; j++)
				if(numbers[j] > numbers[j + 1]){
					swap(numbers,j,j + 1);
					exchangeMade = true;
				}
		}
	}
}

Thanks.

[cruxblack]

U could put the variable inside the class definiton, meaning, under the code and outside of any method declaration, example

Code:

public class SortAndDestroy{
      int global;
      public void static main(String[] args)
      {    ....and so on....}

If u want the value remains the same for every instance u created, u could use the keyword static in front of the variable definition