Two Dimensional String Array - Accessing Variables

Suppose I have private static void name() { ... } that has a two dimensional string array named array[. Now suppose I have private static void different() {...} and I want to write a condition where if (item == array) { ... }, how can I access my array from name() when I am in different()? I get a compile error saying cannot find symbol. My code is similar to:

Java Code:

public static void main(String[] args) {
...
String item = keyboard.nextLine();
... }
private static void name() {
...
String[][] array = new String[1][5];

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