Keywords in Java

Keywords are reserved word in programming language. Keywords are predefined, reserved words used in programming language that have a special meaning. Every language have keywords. All language have grammar that come from English grammar who represent the grammar of language.

In java there are 55 keywords. Keywords may not be used as identifiers in Java. We cannot use keyword as a variable.

Example of Keyword:

	
    int a;
    

In above example, int is a Keyword that indicates 'a' is a variable which is integer type.

Java is case sensitive language, all keywords must be written in lowercase.

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