Question

Is it possible to refer to a private method of some class from another instance of the same class?

Cosmo · Accepted Answer

Code example:


class X {
  private int getX() {
    return 5;
  }

  public int get2X() {
    X x = new X();
    return 2 * x.getX();
  }
}

Cosmo · Accepted Answer

Yes, you can

Cosmo · Answer

No, you can call only public methods

Cosmo · Answer

No, you can call only public and protected methods

Cosmo · Answer

Some methods can not call other methods