Java keywords are 50 reserved words which have a very specific meaning in the application code. Programmers should not use these keywords for any other purpose than what they are meant to be.
1. Java keywords features
- Given is the list has all reserved java keywords. We cannot use any of the following as identifiers in our programs.
- The keywords
constandgotoare reserved, even though they are not currently used. true,false, andnullmight seem like keywords, but they are actually literals; we cannot use them as identifiers in our programs.strictfpwas added in JDK 1.2.assertwas added in JDK 1.4.enumwas added in JDK 1.5.
2. Java keywords list
new | ||||
goto | package | |||
double | ||||
byte | import | |||
return | ||||
int | short | |||
char | interface | void | ||
class | long | volatile | ||
const | float | native |
Learning about all keywords in single page is not possible. We will learn about each Java keyword in it’s dedicated tutorial.
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