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is a Java keyword
which declares a member's access
as private. That is, the member is only visible within the class,
not from any other class (including subclasses). The visibility of
members extends to nested classes.
Please note: Because access modifiers are not handled at instance level but at class level, private members of an object are visible from other instances of the same class!
Syntax:
method();
See also:
Java Programming/Access Modifiers
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