When no modifier is stated - it's considered to be *default* aka as package private.
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/javaOO/accesscontrol.html A sample of code will be helpful for your second question but my guess will be for clarity of code or logic. Thanks Gagan On Tuesday, May 26, 2015, Danielle Livneh <[email protected]> wrote: > Are variables by default public or private in java classes? Also I'm a bit > confused why it would be necessary to use "this" since the methods (a > getter method for example) have access to the variables anyway > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "JPassion.com: Java Programming" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jpassion_java. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JPassion.com: Java Programming" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jpassion_java. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
