Access a method variable from another method

[caneta]

Is it possible to do that?

For example, is it possible to write something like:

class A
{
  public:
    void method1(void)
    {
      int a = 1;
    }
    void method2(void)
    {
      cout << "a from method1:" << a << endl;
    }
};

...which works, using some keywords/syntax I don't know?

[coder777]

You don't need special keywords for that. It's called member variable.

class A
{
  int a; // Note: place the variable here
  public:
    void method1(void)
    {
      a = 1; // Note: no int before 'a'
    }
    void method2(void)
    {
      cout << "a from method1:" << a << endl;
    }
};

[caneta]

I know...but the problem is that I need to define a inside method1 and not outside...

[coder777]

You cannot be inside and outside at the same time. The only way is to call method1 which returns the value of 'a'

[caneta]

Ok, thank you!