Java has private, protected, and public access modifiers. Can you explain the accessibility scope of these modifiers.
How can I access a protected member within a different package?
- 1FInd here http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/javaOO/accesscontrol.htmlSubhrajyoti Majumder– Subhrajyoti Majumder2013-04-18 04:43:19 +00:00Commented Apr 18, 2013 at 4:43
- stackoverflow.com/questions/15939002/…jamesmortensen– jamesmortensen2013-04-18 04:46:22 +00:00Commented Apr 18, 2013 at 4:46
- The table in the official tutorial (which is copied in the accepted answer) isn't super pedagogical imo. Have a look at this table for a slightly better visualization.aioobe– aioobe2015-11-13 12:53:30 +00:00Commented Nov 13, 2015 at 12:53
Add a comment |
1 Answer
For better understanding you need to see this
Access Modifiers Same Class Same Package Subclass Other packages public Y Y Y Y protected Y Y Y N no access modifier Y Y N N private Y N N N
Here the important difference is between Default and protected.
Default: Never accessible outside the package
Protected: Only accessible outside the package, if and only if the class is a subclass.
Edit: As your question's answer is also the same that You can access the protected member by make your class a sub class of the class , in which protected member is defined
