java - "error: cannot find symbol " when calling a Method defined using Generics -

after reading through generics info attempting simple sample , encountering following error.

myclass.java:32: error: cannot find symbol system.out.println("x = " + temp.x); ^ symbol: variable x location: variable temp of type t t type-variable: t extends object declared in method trythis(t) 1 error 

without reference "temp.x" compiles leads me believe definition correct possibly way variable referenced issue. or actual implementation wrong. not sure.

the main class has method can called either of 2 inner classes. when called, method attempts access variable specific inner class called it.

public class myclass {     public class innerclass1 {         int x = 100;         public void runthis() {             trythis(this);             return;         }     }      public class innerclass2 {         int x = 200;         public void runthis() {             trythis(this);             return;         }     }      public static void main(string[] args) {         myclass x = new myclass();     }      private <t> void trythis(t temp) {         system.out.println("x = " + temp.x);     } } 

symbol: variable x location: variable temp of type t t type-variable: t extends object declared in method trythis(t) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 

without further specification, e.g. <t extends innerclass1>, thing known t within method extends object, , object, attribute x not defined.

maybe should define common super-class 2 classes, , declare x in super-class.