Why can I access a private variable from main method?

package com.valami;

 public class Ferrari
 {
  private int v = 0;


  private void alam()
  {
   System.out.println("alam");
  }

  public Ferrari()
  {
   System.out.println(v);
  }



  public static void main(String[] args)
  {
   Ferrari f = new Ferrari();
   f.v = 5;
   System.out.println(f.v);
  }

 }

Hi all! I have one simple question.... WHY can I reach a private variable from the main method ? I know, I'm in the containing class, but it is main. I believed the main is NOT part of the class which is containing it... Then I would not to reach an private member, but I can....WHY? Please help...thx

Main is a part of you class, you have declared it inside your class :) What main is not is part of your object, it will not be any part of the objects you create from the class but it is still part of the class. This is correct for any static function as main is just a normal static function that the framework knows it should look for when the program is executed.