Java keywords - HowToDoInJava

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 const and goto are reserved, even though they are not currently used.
true, false, and null might seem like keywords, but they are actually literals; we cannot use them as identifiers in our programs.
strictfp was added in JDK 1.2.
assert was added in JDK 1.4.
enum was added in JDK 1.5.

2. Java keywords list

`abstract`	`continue`	`for`	`new`	`switch`
`assert`	`default`	`goto`	`package`	`synchronized`
`boolean`	`do`	`if`	`private`	`this`
`break`	`double`	`implements`	`protected`	`throw`
`byte`	`else`	`import`	`public`	`throws`
`case`	`enum`	`instanceof`	`return`	`transient`
`catch`	`extends`	`int`	`short`	`try`
`char`	`final`	`interface`	`static`	`void`
`class`	`finally`	`long`	`strictfp`	`volatile`
`const`	`float`	`native`	`super`	`while`

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