Java Keywords

Posted Fri, 04/02/2010 - 02:00 by Arijit Sinha
There are currently 50 reserved keywords defined in the Java programming language. These keywords are special words that are of importance to the Java compiler. Due to this reason these keywords cannot be used as names of variables, class, method or identifier. Even though const and goto are reserved keyword in Java yet these are not used.

abstract continue for new switch
assert default goto package synchronized
boolean do if private this
break double implements protected throw
byte else import public throws
case enum instanceof return transient
catch extends int short try
char final interface static void
class finally long strictfp volatile
const float native super while

Along with the keywords Java reserves another three words for literal value these are true, false and null.