Variables having same name but different type

Question

I have read here that in Java it is possible for two variables having same name but different type to co-exist in the same scope. What I mean is this

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Answer 1

According to the specification of the language (JLS 8.3):

It is a compile-time error for the body of a class declaration to declare two fields with the same name.

The statement that you've quoted is about a class file (i.e. a compiled file, not the source code).