Top level class access modifier

[Anselme Bender]

On javaprepare.com I found the following question :
--
A top level class may have only the following access modifier. Select one correct answer.
A package
B friendly
C private
D protected
E public
--
They say the correct answer being E but what about the following class which compiles and runs.
-- File Simple.java ----
class Simple
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
System.out.println("Hello World!");
}
}
In this case, the top level class has a package access !!!
I'm a bit puzzled and any help would be welcome
Regards
A. B.

[Valentin Crettaz]

You are right Anselme.
As per JLS 7.6 Top Level Type Declarations a top-level class is allowed to have a package-wide access (i.e. no modifier specified)...

[Jim Yingst]

But "package" is not a legal modifier - it's a keyword meaning something else. I think that's part of what the question is intended to test. So answer E is correct. However, the question is not as clear as it could have been.

[Khurram Shahood(SCJP2)]

HI
BASICALLY PACKAGE IS NOT A MODIFIER BUT DEFAULT MODIFIER IS USED FOR PACKAGE LEVEL.THATS Y V CAN SAY IT PACKAGE LEVEL MODIFIER.
BUT FREINDLY IS NOT A MODIFIER IN JAVA BUT DEFAULT MODIFIER IS WORKED AS A FRIENDLY MODIFIER BUT SUN MICRO SYSTEM DOESNT RECOMMEND THE USE OF KEYWORD OF FRIENDLY AS A MODIFEIR.
[ August 09, 2002: Message edited by: Khurram Shahood(SCJP2) ]

[Pradeep bhatt]

The question has given u several choices out of which u have select the correct answers. The answer E is absolutely right and if they had given the default modifier(no keyword for this one) as another choice then it would also have been another answer.