The Java compiler must create synthetic methods on nested classes when their attributes specified with the private modifier are accessed by the enclosing class. The next code sample indicates this ...

In this installment of Java 101, Jacob Weintraub gives details on how to create a class in Java. He discusses using access modifiers to protect your data from unwanted manipulation, implementing ...

There are a couple approaches to consider how to rectify the Java method modifier misuse issue. A developer can move the shared code into a private method that both public methods call or move one of ...