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Java Programming/Keywords/class
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is a Java keyword
which begins the declaration and definition of a class.
The general syntax of a class declaration, using , is
class-declaration ::= []
[extends-clause] [implements-clause]
class-body
extends-clause ::= class-name
implements-clause ::= interface-names
interface-names ::= interface-name [, interface-names]
class-body ::= { [member-declarations] }
member-declarations = member-declaration [member-declarations]
member-declaration = field-declaration
| initializer
| constructor
| method-declaration
| class-declaration
The word is optional. If omitted, the class extends the class, as all Java classes inherit from it.
See also:
Java Programming/Keywords/new
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