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private declares private access added by: WH, 2001-10-19 11:37:42.0
has definition A keyword that means a variable or method is only accessible within its class added by: DS, source: Sun Java Tutorial, reference: Source 2, 2001-10-19 11:37:42.0
is a subtopic of Access Control
is an instance of access modifier
is used to declare private method    source: Object Oriented Software Engineering by Lethbridge and Laganière, 2001-10-19 11:37:42.0
may not be used when declaring members of an interface source: Sun Java Tutorial, 2001-10-19 11:37:42.0
means that a member is only accessible to its class added by: DS, source: Sun Java Tutorial, 2001-10-19 11:37:42.0

access modifier has purpose to control which other code can have access to a method or variable    2001-10-19 11:35:59.0
precedes the definition of a method, instance variable or class variable
see also access mode

syntactic unit has syntax rule
bold = mandatory
italic = non-terminal
normal font = optional
2001-10-19 11:38:04.0

private	declares private access
	has definition A keyword that means a variable or method is only accessible within its class
	is a subtopic of Access Control
	is an instance of access modifier
	is used to declare private method
	may not be used when declaring members of an interface
	means that a member is only accessible to its class
access modifier	has purpose to control which other code can have access to a method or variable
	precedes the definition of a method, instance variable or class variable
	see also access mode
syntactic unit	has syntax rule bold = mandatory italic = non-terminal normal font = optional