Thread: static variable accessible in object b, not in object a?

Here's simple class that has two instance variables, one static int and one just int. Why am I getting this output?

Code:

public class IdentifyMyParts {
    public static int x = 7; 
    public int y = 3; 
 
 
public static void main(String[] args) {
 
  IdentifyMyParts a = new IdentifyMyParts();
  IdentifyMyParts b = new IdentifyMyParts();
 
  System.out.println("IdentifyMyParts.x = " + IdentifyMyParts.x);
 
 
  System.out.println("a.y = " + a.y);
  System.out.println("b.y = " + b.y);
  System.out.println("a.x = " + a.x);
  System.out.println("b.x = " + b.x);
 
//now I will try to change the values:
  a.y = 5;
  b.y = 6;
  a.x = 1;
  b.x = 2;
 
  System.out.println("a.y = " + a.y);
  System.out.println("b.y = " + b.y);
  System.out.println("a.x = " + a.x);
  System.out.println("b.x = " + b.x);
 
  System.out.println("IdentifyMyParts.x = " + IdentifyMyParts.x);
 
 
}
}

My ouput:

> java IdentifyMyParts
IdentifyMyParts.x = 7
a.y = 3
b.y = 3
a.x = 7
b.x = 7
a.y = 5
b.y = 6
a.x = 2
b.x = 2
IdentifyMyParts.x = 2

As you can see, I tried to change a.x to 1, but get 2.
b.x changed.
I thought static variables were inaccessible.
Clarify please. Thanks

So why is the second a.x = 2? where did 2 come from?
If I edit out the second b.x assignment, a.x = 1 which is correct. If I leave it unedited, a.x = 2 which is incorrect - it should = 1.

Originally Posted by Norm

This statement:

 b.x = 2;

Is executed AFTER this one:

 a.x = 1;

The variable: x will have the value from the last assignment statement.

Thanks.