Name: igT44549 Date: 02/10/99


The following illegal Java program is accepted by javac:

package othello;

public class M2 extends desdemona.Main {
    public static void main (String[] args) {
        int x = desdemona.Main.staticProtectedMainRoutine();
    }
}

package desdemona;

public class Main {
    static protected int staticProtectedMainRoutine() {
       return 1;
    }
}

A conforming JVM, when one eventually exists, will reject M2's class file
at link-time/run-time, even if the compiler accepts it.

For details, see JLS 6.6.2 (Details on protected access). The point is that
the qualifying type must be M2 or a _subclass_ of M2.
(Review ID: 54014)
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