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Am i getting the difference between Protected and Default Correct ?

 
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From my study of Access modifiers i have come to the following conclusion about the Protected and the default access modifier:
please let me know if i am rite or wrong or missing anything

Protected members:
Avaliable inside class + These members are available to all derived classes and instance(objects) of these classes independant of the package they are in
+unavailable to non derived classes in a different package.

Default members:
Avaliable inside class + These members are available to all derived classes and instance(objects) of these classes but are restricted to the package of the class they are declared in.

 
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What do you mean by members being available to instance of the derived class? can you please explain.
 
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Piyush Joshi wrote:What do you mean by members being available to instance of the derived class? can you please explain.



I mean the objects of these classes can access protected members example


 
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Adam,


Default members:
Avaliable inside class + These members are available to all derived classes and instance(objects) of these classes but are restricted to the package of the class they are declared in.



Default members are also available to any non-derived class in the package. Think of default access as package level access.

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This tutorial page shows it with a table:

The Java Tutorials wrote:
Access Levels

Modifier    Class Package Subclass World
public        Y     Y       Y        Y
protected     Y     Y       Y        N
no modifier   Y     Y       N        N
private       Y     N       N        N

 
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Jesper de Jong wrote:This tutorial page shows it with a table:

The Java Tutorials wrote:
Access Levels

Modifier    Class Package Subclass World
public        Y     Y       Y        Y
protected     Y     Y       Y        N
no modifier   Y     Y       N        N
private       Y     N       N        N



thanks for the post
I am having a bit difficulty comprehending this table , Looking at the "no modifier" row it states that for subclass = "N". But if subclasses are in the same package then the fields are available ... Furthermore could you clarify the WORLD ?? Does the WORLD mean "non subclasses in a different package"
 
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Class means "Everywhere inside the current class". Package means "Every class within the current package". Subclass means "Every subclass of this class". World means "Every class".

So if a field has no modifier, it can not be reached by "every subclass of this class", but it *can* be reached from "every class within the current package", which is what the Y and the N mean in that row.
 
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Adam Zedan wrote:
I am having a bit difficulty comprehending this table , Looking at the "no modifier" row it states that for subclass = "N". But if subclasses are in the same package then the fields are available ...


Yes, because in the "package" column is a "Y"...

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Furthermore could you clarify the WORLD ?? Does the WORLD mean "non subclasses in a different package"


It means any class, anywhere.

You should read the table as: if there is one "Y" that applies to the situation, then the field or method is accessible. You seem to be reading it the other way around: if there's an "N" that applies to the situation it is not accessible.
 
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Thanks for pointing that out ... appreciate it..
 
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