Java: Access public member from a non-related class?

Question

The following Java code is a stripped down example of the code I need. My question is, how do I access someInt from inside class Second? Note that Second implements another class, so I can not just pass someInt in.

package test1;

public class First {
    public int someInt;

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        First x = new First();
    }

    public First(){
        someInt = 9;
        Second y = new Second();
    }
}


class Second implements xyz{
    public Second(){}

    public void doSomething(){
        someInt = 10; // On this line, the question lies.
        System.out.println(someInt);
    }
}

Answer 1

You can't access First's someInt field in Second because Second isn't an inner class of First. The changes below would fix your problem.

package test1;

public class First {
    public int someInt;

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        First x = new First();
    }

    public First(){
        someInt = 9;
        Second y = new Second();
    }

    class Second {
        public Second(){
            someInt = 10;
            System.out.println(someInt);
        }
    }
}