A variable that is not public or private-Java

Question

Hello fellow programmers,

If a variable is defined not to be a public or private defined outside the method such as:

Graphics    goff;
  Image     ii;
  Thread    thethread;

what would the variable be defined as?

Answer 1

The variables as defined without any explicit modifier would have an access level of package-private. These variables can only be accessed within its own package. You can read more about access/variable scope levels for java here.