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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*Peter Dow* /
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