Dec 3, 2013 · Private means only your class can use it. Protected means you and your children can use it. This is useful when you want to hide something from general use, but need to give …

Oct 19, 2008 · Protected: you can access variables in same package as well as subclass in any other package. so basically it is default + Inherited behavior. To access protected field defined …

Apr 11, 2013 · "The protected modifier specifies that the member can only be accessed within its own package (as with package-private) and, in addition, by a subclass of its class in another …

Jan 8, 2024 · Accessing a protected class by overriding to sub-class within the same package; A. Calling Protected Function Without Extending the Parent Class. Here we will create two …

Apr 7, 2025 · Set an access modifier: Use private for variables only accessible within the class. Use protected for variables accessible within the class and its subclasses. Use public for …

Apr 28, 2021 · Let us see the differences between Protected and Private access modifiers. Access Modifier 1: Protected. The methods or variables declared as protected are accessible …

Jan 8, 2024 · In this quick tutorial, we discussed the protected access modifier in Java. With it, we can ensure exposing only the required data and methods to sub-classes and classes in the …

Mar 26, 2012 · The protected specifier allows access by all subclasses of the class in question, whatever package they reside in, as well as to other code in the same package. The default …

Learn about the key differences between protected and default access specifiers in Java, including their scopes and use cases.

Apr 12, 2023 · Java has four access specifiers: public, private, protected, and default (also known as package-private). The following table shows the scope of each access specifier in Java. Let …