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What is the difference between public, protected, package-private and private in Java?

In Java, are there clear rules on when to use each of access modifiers, namely the default (package private), public, …

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What is the difference between public, private, and protected?

When and why should I use public, private, and protected functions and variables inside a class? What is the difference …

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Does Python have “private” variables in classes?

I'm coming from the Java world and reading Bruce Eckels' Python 3 Patterns, Recipes and Idioms. While reading about classes, it …

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private final static attribute vs private final attribute

In Java, what's the difference between: private final static int NUMBER = 10; and private final int NUMBER = 10; Both are private and …

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What is the use of a private static variable in Java?

If a variable is declared as public static varName;, then I can access it from anywhere as ClassName.varName. I …

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How to read the value of a private field from a different class in Java?

I have a poorly designed class in a 3rd-party JAR and I need to access one of its private fields. …

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Cloning a private Github repo

I have a private repository on Github for a project I'm working on. Until now I had only worked on …

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Change private static final field using Java reflection

I have a class with a private static final field that, unfortunately, I need to change it at run-time. Using …

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Defining private module functions in python

According to http://www.faqs.org/docs/diveintopython/fileinfo_private.html: Like most languages, Python has the concept of private …

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Do subclasses inherit private fields?

This is an interview question. Does subclasses inherit private fields? I answered "No", because we can't access them using the "…

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