Access problem in local class

Question

void foobar(){
    int local;
    static int value;
     class access{
           void foo(){
                local = 5; /* <-- Error here */
                value = 10;
           }
     }bar;    
}   
void main(){
  foobar();
}

Why doesn't access to local inside foo() compile? OTOH I can easily access and modify the static variable value.

Answer 1

Inside a local class you cannot use/access auto variables from the enclosing scope. You can use only static variables, extern variables, types, enums and functions from the enclosing scope.