Calling private int from another java file

[Mod3rn]

Okay, i know this is probably a simple question. But i would like to call a private int from another java file.
For example, say i have a file named One.java and it has

private int shopId = 0;

.
Is there anyway i get call this int in a different file without making it public or static?

[JosAH]

That's exactly what the word 'private' means: nothing outside of that class can touch those privvy parts. You can define a public method though:

public int getShopId() { return shopId; }

That method is called a 'getter' or 'accessor', so other objects of other classes can get the value of your private variable.

kind regards,

Jos

[Mod3rn]

Where exactly do i put this? Under private int shopId = 0; or in the file requesting it?

[ContoNick]

u have to put it in class where your variable is.

public class Something {

	private int shopId;

	public int getshopId(){
		return shopId;
	}

}

[JosAH]

Where exactly do i put this? Under private int shopId = 0; or in the file requesting it?

Think a bit: suppose that method were a method in the class requesting that int. The int is private so a method in another class can't refer to it (hennce your question), so it can't be a method in another class.

kind regards,

Jos