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Patrik Horváth
11,110 Pointswhy i cant give public or private ? it telling me its wrong lol ...
when i press check it tell me something is wrong but its not it doesnt metter here if u give default value public or not =\
// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console
private String firstName = "Patrik";
1 Answer
andren
28,558 PointsAccess modifier like public or private are only valid for field variables that belong to a class. They are not valid for variables inside a method. All of the code you write during these basic challenges are placed inside a method that the code checker sets up automatically to test your code.
Therefore it is in fact wrong to use them. If you don't use them then your code will work fine.