Beginner question referring to an object in a class from within method in that class

I'm very much a beginner with Java and I'm having a problem understanding how scope works.

In MyPgm below, I get an error saying that fontDetail in the setFont() method is undefined.

From what I've read in the documentation, a reference within the setFont() method to a field within the same class but outside the method is allowed.

Is fontDetail a field or a variable? Is it only visible within the main() method, but not within any methods defined in main()?


public class MyPgm {

  public static void main (String[] parameters) {

    if (parameters.length == 2) {
      String FONTtype    = parameters[0];
      String fontDetailSize = parameters[1];

        wb = new SXSSFWorkbook();
        Font fontDetail = wb.getFontAt((short)0);
        setFont();

    } else {
        System.out.println("Wrong number of parameters.");
        System.exit(1);
    }
    System.exit(0);

    public static void setFont() {
        fontDetail.setFontName(FONTtype); <<=====fontDetail undefined
    }
  }
}

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