# On private keyword

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**Category:** Beginners\
**Created:** [November 2, 2019, 5:39am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/on-private-keyword/15139 "2019-11-02T05:39:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 2, 2019, 9:09am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/on-private-keyword/15139/2 "2019-11-02T09:09:11Z")

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> [@plux](#):
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> … I’m trying to access a `private` field _age_ from outside its class Parent?

> **[private / Reference](https://processing.org/reference/private.html)**
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> This keyword is used to disallow other classes access to the fields and methods within a class. The private keyword is used before a field or method that you want to be available only within th…

- All members inside “.pde” files belong to (are nested inside) a single PApplet subclass! 😮
- Nothing is actually `private` among them. 🕵️‍♂️
- However, access restriction would still apply when an access attempt is made from within a “.java” file to a “.pde” 1; and vice-versa. ⛔

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