Thread: InnerClass troubles

Hey,
Im trying to use a variable from an inner/nested class in an outer class. My code is:

import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.io.File;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import javax.swing.filechooser.FileFilter;
public class FileChooser {
 
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        GridLayout myLayout = new GridLayout(2, 1);
        final JFrame mainFrame = new JFrame( "Yes No Dino");
        mainFrame.setSize(400,200);        
        JPanel myPanel = new JPanel();
        myPanel.setLayout(myLayout);
 
        JButton selectFile = new JButton ("Click to choose your file");
        JButton outputFile = new JButton ("Click to open your file");
 
        final JFileChooser fc = new JFileChooser();
 
        ActionListener chooseFile = new ActionListener(){
   public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){
 
 
       // Show open dialog; this method does not return until the dialog is closed
       fc.showOpenDialog(mainFrame);
       File selFile = fc.getSelectedFile();
 
    }
};
 
        System.out.println(selFile);
 
        myPanel.add(selectFile);
        selectFile.addActionListener(chooseFile);
        mainFrame.getContentPane().add(myPanel);
        mainFrame.setVisible(true);
 
 
    }
}

But for some reason it says "cannot find symbol- variable selFile" when i try to print it out. How do i use variables from inner classes in outer classes

Inner Classes have access to Outer Class instance varaiables. Reverse is not true, i.e., Outer class doesn't have access to inner class variables.

So, how would i access a variable from the innerclass, or make a reference to the instance (im not quite sure what that is). Is there a method for a string that allows me to set it as something else?