Java keywords
In java , Keywords is a word which has the predefined meaning . we can not use keywords as variable , object name . Java keywords also known as the Reserved words .List of Java keywords ( 50)
List of all java keywords are given below
Data Types (8)
- byte
- short
- int
- long
- float
- double
- char
- boolean
- if
- else
- switch
- case
- default
- break
- for
- while
- do
- continue
- void
- return
- new
- this
- super
- instanceof
- class
- extends
- interface
- implements
- package
- import
- try
- catch
- finally
- throw
- throws
- enum
- assert
- goto
- const
- public
- private
- protected
- abstract
- final
- static
- strictfp
- native
- transient
- volatile
- synchronized
- True
- false
- null
Reserved words
Keywords (50) + constants (3) = Reserved Words (53)
Explanation of Reserved words or java keywords
- byte - To declare a variable that can hold an 8-bit data values use java byte keywords .
- short - To declare a variable that can hold a 16-bit integer use java short keywords .
- int - To declare a variable that can hold a 32-bit signed integer use java int keywords.
- long - To declare a variable that can hold a 64-bit integer use java long keywords.
- float - To declare a variable that can hold a 32-bit floating-point number java float keywords.
- double - To declare a variable that can hold a 64-bit floating-point numbers use java double keywords
- char - To declare a variable that can hold unsigned 16-bit Unicode characters use java char keywords.
- boolean - To declare TRUE/ FALSE use java boolean keywords.
- if - Tests a true/false expression and branches accordingly use java if keyword.
- else - To indicate the alternative branches in an if statement use java else keyword .
- switch - switch keyword contain a statement that executes code based on a test value.
- case - Case keyword in java used in switch statements to mark blocks of text.
- default - To specify the default block of code in a switch statement use java default keywords.
- break - To break loop or switch statement use java break keywords.
- for - To start a for loop use java for keywords
- while - To start a while loop use java while keywords.
- do - In control statement to declare a loop use java do keywords.
- continue - To sends control back outside a loop use java continue keywords
- void
- return
- new
- this
- super
- instanceof
- class
- extends
- interface
- implements
- package
- import
- try
- catch
- finally
- throw
- throws
- enum
- assert
- goto
- const
- public
- private
- protected
- abstract
- final
- static
- strictfp
- native
- transient
- volatile
- synchronized
- True
- false
- null