code-1
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package packageX;

public class SuperclassX {
    protected void superclassMethodX() {
    }

    protected int superclassVarX;
}

code-2:
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package packageY;

import packageX.*;
public class SubclassY extends SuperclassX
 {
       SuperclassX objX = new SubclassY();
       SubclassY objY = new SubclassY();
       void subclassMethodY()
           {
               objY.superclassMethodX();
               int i;
               i = objX.superclassVarX;     // compile error is here
          }

 }

Not understanding why there is compile error ?
objX  is a type (reference to the   Subclass object )  and compiler is
always happy to check with the type .....the objX type really indeed
have  superclassVarX  as a protected member ....and so  there should
not have been any compile error.

I am getting a compile error which is not understandable.

please explain .

thank you