Warning or info box in NetBeans 6.9: "x" is not a known variable in the current context

Question

I'm using NetBeans IDE 6.9 (Build 201006101454), and wrote this simple Java class (that doesn't do anything):

public class SomeClass {
    int someInt;
}

The variable "someInt" shows up in green. When I highlight and hover over it, a tool tip box appears that says:

someInt = >"someInt" is not a known variable in the current context.<

I'm not sure what the error means, but it sounds like I'm using a variable outside of its scope -- but that can't be, because I'm just declaring it here.

The problem does not seem to affect any programs I run, but it's annoying. And I worry that it might be a warning that I did something wrong. I found this similar issue in a previous NetBeans release, but I'm not sure if it's related.

Can anyone tell me if this should worry me, or comfort me by confirming this is just a NetBeans bug?

Answer 1

It's a message from the debugger. A crazy mouse has probably started the debugger ; the current context is the current execution context of the debugger. I think there is a red square in the middle of the toolbar ; clic with a raisonable mouse on it, and the message disapear.