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What is the default field Modifier in Java class?

In the following code, field1 does not have a modifier: public/protected/private

public class class1 {
    String field1;
}

So what is the modifier of field1?

In the Modifier definition in Java, these are all the Modifiers that are relevant to a field:

    Modifier.PUBLIC         | Modifier.PROTECTED    | Modifier.PRIVATE |
    Modifier.STATIC         | Modifier.FINAL        | Modifier.TRANSIENT |
    Modifier.VOLATILE;

Which of the modifier(s) does field1 have? I feel it does not have any of Modifier.PUBLIC,Modifier.PROTECTED, and Modifier.PRIVATE

I ask this because I want to access this field one via Java reflection.

Thanks. For the answers.

It indeed has no modifier.

I have tested getModifiers() for field1. It returns 0.

Thanks.

Solution

  • It has no modifier. For further details what this lack of modifier means see here:

    http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/javaOO/accesscontrol.html