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MyClass.java

Person.java


public class MyClass {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Person myObj = new Person();
    myObj.name = "John";
    System.out.println(myObj.name);
  }
}


public class Person {
   private String name;

   // Getter
   public String getName() {
     return name;
   }

   // Setter
   public void setName(String newName) {
     this.name = newName;
   }
}

Result:

MyClass.java:4: error: name has private access in Person
    myObj.name = "John";
         ^
MyClass.java:5: error: name has private access in Person
    System.out.println(myObj.name);
                  ^
2 errors