Access Modifiers in java
There are two types of modifiers in java: access modifiers and non-access modifiers.
The access modifiers in java specifies accessibility (scope) of a data member, method, constructor or class.
There are 4 types of java access modifiers:
- private
- default
- protected
- public
There are many non-access modifiers such as static, abstract, synchronized, native, volatile, transient etc. Here, we will learn access modifiers.
Understanding all java access modifiers
Let’s understand the access modifiers by a simple table.
| Access Modifier | within class | within package | outside package by subclass only | outside package |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private | Y | N | N | N |
| Default | Y | Y | N | N |
| Protected | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Public | Y | Y | Y | Y |