Java Programming Language Keywords | Appendix E. Reference

Table 64 lists all the keywords in alphabetical order. These words are reserved; that is, you cannot use any of them as names in your programs. Note that true, false, and null are not keywords but rather reserved words, so you cannot use them as names in your programs either.

Table 64. Java Programming Language Keywords
`abstract`	`double`	`int`	`strictfp` [**]
`boolean`	`else`	`interface`	`super`
`break`	`extends`	`long`	`switch`
`byte`	`final`	`native`	`synchronized`
`case`	`finally`	`new`	`this`
`catch`	`float`	`package`	`throw`
`char`	`for`	`private`	`throws`
`class`	`goto` [*]	`protected`	`transient`
`const` [*]	`if`	`public`	`try`
`continue`	`implements`	`return`	`void`
`default`	`import`	`short`	`volatile`
`do`	`instanceof`	`static`	`while`

[**] Indicates a keyword that was added to the Java 2 Platform.

[*] Indicates a keyword that is not currently used.

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Object Basics and Simple Data Objects

Classes and Inheritance

Interfaces and Packages

Handling Errors Using Exceptions

Threads: Doing Two or More Tasks at Once

I/O: Reading and Writing

User Interfaces That Swing

Appendix A. Common Problems and Their Solutions

Appendix B. Internet-Ready Applets

Appendix C. Collections

Appendix D. Deprecated Thread Methods

Appendix E. Reference