Core java interview Questions You'll Most Likely Be Asked (Second Edition)

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private, protected access specifiers. Note that a high–level
class cannot have these specifiers. This can only be used for an
inner class. Approach e uses the static keyword. Again, only an
inner class can have this access specifier.
How will you define an Identifier?
Answer:
Identifier is the name given to a class, method, variable or
interface. There are several rules for Java identifiers. These are
as follows:
Identifiers must start with an alphabet, the dollar sign ($), or
an underscore character (_)
Identifiers can contain alphabets, digits, $ and _
Identifiers cannot contain special characters
Identifiers are case sensitive
Some of the examples of legal identifiers are shown below:
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$a
book
author1
myName
___1_c
What are the modifiers that cannot be specified with an
instance variable?
Answer:
The following modifiers cannot be specified with an instance
variable:
abstract: is valid only for classes, interfaces and methods, it
cannot be specified with an instance variable

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synchronized
native
The keywords synchronized and native are valid only for methods
and cannot be specified with an instance variable.
void: can only be specified as a return type, when a method
does not return any value
What are the modifiers that can be specified with a
method declaration?
Answer:
The following keywords can be specified with a method
declaration: