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Java public Keyword

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Example

MyClass accesses a public Person class with public attributes:

/* Code from filename: Person.java
public class Person {
  public String fname = "John";
  public String lname = "Doe";
  public String email = "john@doe.com";
  public int age = 24;
}
*/

class MyClass {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Person myObj = new Person();
    System.out.println("Name: " + myObj.fname + " " + myObj.lname);
    System.out.println("Email: " + myObj.email);
    System.out.println("Age: " + myObj.age);
  }
}

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Definition and Usage

The public keyword is an access modifier used for classes, attributes, methods and constructors, making them accessible by any other class.


Related Pages

Read more about modifiers in our Java Modifiers Tutorial.


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