Java Glossary : reserved words

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reserved words

Java reserves the following words for current or future use as keywords. Don't use them for your variable, method or class names.

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

Assert arrived with JDK 1.4. Const and goto are not currently used. They may be there just in case C++ programmers use them by mistake to enable the compiler to give a more meaningful error message.

keyword ordering

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