Java Keywords

Java has (50+3) Reserved Words. Out of this 50 are Keywords and 3 are Reserved Words for Literals

Reserved Words are predefined words by Java so they cannot be used as name of Identifiers (variable name, object name or class name )

LIST OF KEYWORDS (50)

DATATYPE CATEGORY(8)

• byte
• short
• int
• long
• float
• double
• char
• boolean

FLOW CONTROL (10)

• if
• else
• switch
• case
• default
• break
• for
• while
• do
• continue

EXCEPTION HANDLING (5)

• try
• catch
• finally
• throw
• throws

MODIFIERS (11)

• public
• private
• protected
• abstract
• final
• static
• strictfp
• native
• transient
• volatile
• synchronized

SOURCE FILE (6)

• class
• extends
• interface
• implements
• package
• imports

OBJECT- LEVEL (4)

• new
• this
• super
• instanceof

METHOD-LEVEL (2)

• void
• return

UNUSED (2)

• goto
• const

OTHERS (2)

• assert
• enum

RESERVED WORDS FOR LITERALS

PREDEFINED CONSTANTS (3)

• true
• false
• null