Class Access Control Modifiers : Access Control « Class Definition « Java Tutorial






  1. A class can have either the public or the default access control level.
  2. You make a class public by using the public access control modifier.
  3. A class whose declaration bears no access control modifier has default access.








5.25.Access Control
5.25.1.Access Control: four access control modifiers
5.25.2.Class Access Control Modifiers
5.25.3.Using Access Attributes
5.25.4.Class Member Access Matrix
5.25.5.Specifying Access Attributes
5.25.6.The public Book class
5.25.7.Default access level
5.25.8.Class Member Access Control Modifiers
5.25.9.Composition with public objects
5.25.10.The protected keyword
5.25.11.Private Override
5.25.12.Understand the effects of public and private access
5.25.13.In a class hierarchy, private members remain private to their class.
5.25.14.A Superclass Variable Can Reference a Subclass Object
5.25.15.Create a Singleton Object