The following are class, method, or variable
modifiers:
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abstract a method or class that can not be instantiated, and
which may define methods to be overwritten.
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class keyword used to specify a class.
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extends used to indicate the super-class that a subclass is
extending.
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final makes it impossible to extend a class, override a
method, or reinitialize a variable.
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implements used to indicate the interfaces that a class will use.
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interface keyword used to specify an interface.
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native indicates a method is written in a platform-dependant
language, such as C.
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new used to instantiate an object by invoking the
constructor method.
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static makes a method or variable belong to a class.
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synchronized indicates that a method can be accessed by only one
thread at a time.
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transient indicates which variables are not to have their data
written to an ObjectStream.
·
volatile indicates a variable may change out of sync due to its
usage in threads.
Variables
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Methods
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Classes
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Access Modifiers
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private
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x
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x
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protected
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x
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x
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none (default)
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x
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x
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x
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public
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x
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x
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x
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Special Modifiers(Not
Access Modifiers)
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abstract
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x
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x
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final
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x
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x
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x
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native
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x
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static
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x
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x
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x
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synchronized
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x
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x
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transient
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x
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volatile
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x
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