Java 6 Illuminated: An Active Learning Approach, 2nd Edition

A

APPENDIX

Java Reserved Words and Keywords

These words have contextual meaning for the Java language and cannot be

used as identifiers.

abstract default goto package synchronized

assert do if private this

boolean double implements protected throw

break else import public throws

byte enum instanceof return transient

case extends int short true

catch false interface static try

char final long strictfp void

class finally native super volatile

const float new switch while

continue for null

The words true, false, and null are literals. The remainder of the words are

Java keywords, although const and goto are not currently used in the Java

language.

16677_APxx_Anderson.qxd ...