Variable in derived class more public

Question

Hello,
I thought variables in a derived class could not be more public than the variables they hide (in the base class) e.g. the "var" variable in "DerivedDemo" could not be more public than the "var" variable in Demo. (which would be the opposite to methods) Am I right?
class Demo {
private int var;
class DerivedDemo extends Demo{
public int var;
}Thanks in advance,
Balteo.

Answer 1

actually, you'll find you get to variables:
class abc extends z {
     public int k = 20;
     public abc(){
          System.out.println("k from abc: " + k);
     public static void main(String[] args){
          abc z = new abc();
          System.out.println("mm: " + z.k);
          System.out.println("mm: " + z.getK());
          z.test();
class z {
     private int k = 2;
     public void test(){
          System.out.println("k from z: " + k);
     public int getK(){ return k; }
};)