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title: "What are different types of access modifiers"  
description: "What are different types of access modifiers"  
author: "Pushpendra Singh"  
published: 2010-10-25  
updated: 2020-09-21  
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category: "java"  
tags: ["java"]  
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# What are different types of access modifiers

Public: Any thing declared as public can be accessed from anywhere.\
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Private: Any thing declared as private can’t be seen outside of its class. \
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Protected: Any thing declared as protected can be accessed by classes in the same package and subclasses in the other packages. \
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Default modifier : Can be accessed only to classes in the same package.

## Answers

### Answer by Pushpendra Singh

Public: Any thing declared as public can be accessed from anywhere.\
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Private: Any thing declared as private can’t be seen outside of its class. \
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Protected: Any thing declared as protected can be accessed by classes in the same package and subclasses in the other packages. \
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Default modifier : Can be accessed only to classes in the same package.


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