C Keywords and Reserved Words

Fig. C.1 Java keywords.

Java Keywords
abstract assert boolean break byte
case catch char class continue
default do double else enum
extends final finally float for
if implements import instanceof int
interface long native new package
private protected public return short
static strictfp super switch synchronized
this throw throws transient try
void volatile while    
Keywords that are not currently used
const goto      

Java also contains the reserved words true and false, which are boolean literals, and null, which is the literal that represents a reference to nothing. Like keywords, these reserved words cannot be used as identifiers.

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