passing a variable into a private method gives you scope to that variable correct?
599
Is Java "pass-by-reference" or "pass-by-value"?
57
Why is my variable unaltered after I modify it inside of a function? - Asynchronous code reference
61346
reference variable in object literal?
84544
Why and how does C# allow accessing private variables outside the class itself when it's within the same containing class?
1005
How do I test a private function or a class that has private methods, fields or inner classes?
90061
Using var outside of a method
59071
Why are only final variables accessible in anonymous class?
142031
Variable scope confusion in C#
86288
Does Python have “private” variables in classes?
52008
Javascript: Do I need to put this.var for every variable in an object?
36705
How to read the value of a private field from a different class in Java?
42330
How is this form of scoping called?
138754
Variable scoping in Module
140230
C# variable scoping: 'x' cannot be declared in this scope because it would give a different meaning to 'x'
116741
How do I return a variable from a block inside a method?
74685
What Scoping Class Will  Use?
15790
Accessing variables with the same name at different scopes