Calling non static array from static method

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I am finding this a bit hard to implement.

I have a String[] called name which is declared globally.

String[]name;

Now i want to access this variable from the main() method. The main method is static therefore how could i access it.

I tried Animal.name but it didn't work.

How can i do this?

you don't have anything declared `globally` because Java doesn't have `global` variables — , Jan 24 '13 at 19:17
Like @JarrodRoberson said, Java doesn't have `global` variables. Definining a variable in a class makes it an [instance variable](http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/javaOO/classvars.html) which only has scope inside instances of the Animal object. — dimo414, Jan 24 '13 at 19:32

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 24 '13 at 19:15

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You need to create an instance of Animal class to access instance fields: -

Animal animal = new Animal();
animal.name;  // Access array

answered Jan 24 '13 at 19:15

Rohit Jain

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 24 '13 at 19:20

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You can solve this with two different ways, each requiring code modification:

First is to create an object of Animal type and accessing the name property.

Second is to make name as static.

like this: static String[] name = new String[10];

answered Jan 24 '13 at 19:20

Aniket Inge

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