If I declare a variable in a java method, is that variable also accessible to any method called from the method in which it is declared?

When I try the following, function2 does not recognise the variable variable1. Should this be the case?

public static void main(String[], args)
{
  int variable1
  function2();
}

When I try the following, function2 does not recognise the variable variable1. Should this be the case?

Yes. It's a local variable - local to the method in which it's declared. That method could be executing several times within the same thread (different stack levels) and on several different threads - each invocation of the method has a separate variable.

You should review the Variables section of the Java tutorial.

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