Appendix B. Reserved Words
Reserved words are part of the Java language syntax. They cannot be used as names for variables, methods, classes, interfaces, packages, or labels. Table B.1 lists Java's 52 reserved words.
Table B.1. Reserved Words
abstract
| assert
| boolean
| break
| byte
|
case
| catch
| char
| class
| const
|
continue
| default
| do
| double
| else
|
extends
| false
| final
| finally
| float
|
for
| goto
| if
| implements
| import
|
instanceof
| int
| interface
| long
| native
|
new
| null
| package
| private
| protected
|
public
| return
| short
| static
| strictfp
|
super
| switch
| synchronized
| this
| throw
|
throws
| transient
| true
| try
| void
|
volatile
| while
|
Java does not currently implement const and goto. Furthermore, except for false, null, and true, all reserved words are also known as keywords. (false, null, and ...
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