A question about "interface"

[jeff yashero]

/***************************/
abstract interface Car {
public void Wheel();
^^^^^^
}
class BigCar implements Car {
public void Wheel() {
^^^^^^ System.out.println("The bigcar have 4 wheels");
}
}
public class Test {
public static void main(String[] args) {
BigCar bc=new BigCar();
bc.Wheel();
}
}
/***************************/
I delete the keyword "public"(class BigCar & interface Car)...
then compile it
but...it compile error why??

[Ernest Friedman-Hill]

All interfaces are abstract and all interface methods are public. Java lets you include these keywords in the interface definition, but they're redundant. The following is identical to yours in every respect:

interface Car {
    void Wheel();
}

Now, when you implement an interface, since the interface methods are public, your implementations must be, too. When you change BigCar's Wheel() method to be non-public, you break that rule, so you get an error.

[nandu pc]

Originally posted by jeff yashero:

I delete the keyword "public"(class BigCar & interface Car)...
then compile it
but...it compile error why??

Moreover, you cannot access non-public members of a class from another class. so you shud get a comiple error at bc.Wheel() too.
NaNdU

[jeff yashero]

Thank you