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3.5.3.Child class accesses the protected variables through inheritance, not accessing it through a reference to an instance of the superclass.
package certification;
public class Parent {
   protected int x = 9; // protected access
}


package other;
import certification.Parent;
class Child extends Parent {
   public void testIt() {
      System.out.println("x is " + x); // Child inherits x
      Parent p = new Parent(); 
      System.out.println("X in parent is " + p.x); // Compiler error!
   }
}
3.5.protected
3.5.1.protected features are even more accessible than default features.
3.5.2.Let's take a look at a protected instance variable of a superclass.
3.5.3.Child class accesses the protected variables through inheritance, not accessing it through a reference to an instance of the superclass.
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