Nov 2, 2022 • 1 min read

What is the difference between public, protected, package-private and private in Java?

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What is the difference between public, protected, package-private and private in Java?
difference between public, protected, package-private and private in Java

Checkout Below Table

The official tutorial may be of some use to you.

ClassPackageSubclass
(same pkg)		Subclass
(diff pkg)		World
public+++++
protected++++
no modifier+++
private+

+ : accessible
blank : not accessible

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