Java Keywords

List of Java Keywords

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

Notes

Although const and goto are reserved words, they are not currently part of the Java language. The above list is reasonably typical of the Java keyword lists you will see in textbooks, though some contain a more extensive list, which may include some, or all, of the following keywords (or even additional ones). These keywords, like const and goto, are not currently part of the language, but are "reserved for future use":
```
byvalue
cast
future
generic
inner
operator
outer
rest
var
volatile
```
The reserved word assert is new as of Java 1.4.

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