Call a private attribute

Question

How can i call a variable (private double balance) from a superclass in subclass if that variable is private in java?

public class Account {

private double bal;

}

I need to call it from this subclass:

public class SavingAccount extends Account {
private int interesi;
public SavingAccount(int a, int interesi){
    super(a);    
    this.interesi = interesi;
}

using its public getter/setter method, which it hopefully has — Hovercraft Full Of Eels, Mar 21 '18 at 15:25
Please [search first](https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fstackoverflow.com%2F+java+access+super+private+field) — Hovercraft Full Of Eels, Mar 21 '18 at 15:26
If you're in a position to change the `Account` class, you can declare the variable `protected` instead. Otherwise, the author probably made it private for a reason. — jsheeran, Mar 21 '18 at 15:27

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 21 '18 at 15:26

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You can either use getters and setters, or use the protected accessibility which allows access by subclasses.

answered Mar 21 '18 at 15:26

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