what is the scope of public int x?

Hello Valerie Meunier,

The scope of the public int x variable you have defined in the WebForm1 class is limited to the instance of that class. When you create an instance of the WebForm1 class (i.e., when you load the web form in a web browser), the x variable will be initialized to 5 and will be accessible within the code of that instance of the WebForm1 class.

However, if you create a different instance of a different class (e.g., WebForm2) and try to access the x variable, it will not be available because it belongs to the WebForm1 class. In other words, the scope of x is limited to the instance of the WebForm1 class that contains it.

The public access modifier means that the x variable is accessible from any code that has access to an instance of the WebForm1 class. It doesn't mean that the variable is accessible from any code in your entire application. The internal access modifier, on the other hand, limits the accessibility of the variable to the same assembly (i.e., project) in which it is defined.

In summary, the public access modifier allows you to access the x variable from any code that has access to an instance of the WebForm1 class, but its scope is still limited to the instance of the WebForm1 class that contains it.

Thanks
Dipti