Re: package protected and compile error

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