A little confused about the modifiers of Java

Question

I'm learning Java language. A little confused about the modifier.

Sometimes I saw method inside a class with no modifier, like this for example:

public class example0{       
    void example1(){
        System.out.println();
    }
}

Normally there is modifier like public or private in front of void in the method to set visibility.

Why sometimes there`s no modifier in front the method like the example above?

What is that mean compare to the one with public or private?

You should first refer a good tutorial(books are best in my opinion) before starting to code in a language. — Sarthak Mittal, Aug 14 '15 at 07:56

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 14 '15 at 07:54

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It means that the method has a default access, which means it will be accessible only within the package in which the nesting class is located.

answered Aug 14 '15 at 07:54

Konstantin Yovkov

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score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:58

This means that you have a defaultmodifier and it is accesible for the class and the package. Here is a Table with a description out of this link: Click.

Modifier    | Class | Package | Subclass | World
————————————+———————+—————————+——————————+———————
public      |  y    |    y    |    y     |   y
————————————+———————+—————————+——————————+———————
protected   |  y    |    y    |    y     |   n
————————————+———————+—————————+——————————+———————
no modifier |  y    |    y    |    n     |   n    **also known as package-private**
————————————+———————+—————————+——————————+———————
private     |  y    |    n    |    n     |   n

y: accessible
n: not accessible

Why didn't you just give the link to that question in the comment. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/215497/in-java-whats-the-difference-between-public-default-protected-and-private. It helps others coming here. — Sorter, Aug 14 '15 at 07:58

A little confused about the modifiers of Java

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