Mastering Java: The Ultimate Quiz for 'Thinking in Java'

Which of the following is NOT a way to grant access to a class member?

1. Making the member public

2. Using the default package access

3. Declaring the class member as static

4. Providing accessor/mutator methods

The correct answer is: Declaring the class member as static

One way to grant access to a class member is by making it public, meaning other classes and methods can access it. B is incorrect because using the default package access can grant access to a class member within the same package. D is incorrect because providing accessor/mutator methods allows other classes to modify or retrieve the value of a private class member. C is incorrect because declaring a class member as static has no impact on granting access to it. Static simply means the member belongs to the class rather than to an instance of the class.