Protected Attribute In Java
Protected is an access modifier hence we can use it to make a class, attribute, method, etc protected.
A protected keyword is used when we want to make something only accessible within the boundary of the same package, and same subclass.
Protected is a reserved word hence it will always be written in lower case.
Now we will see an example -
Example 1 -
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package javaLearnings;
class T{
protected int a = 10;
protected int b = 20;
protected int c = a+b;
}
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
T on = new T();
System.out.println("the sum of "+on.a+", and "+on.b+" is = "+on.c);
}
}
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Output -
Example2 - Now we will see What will happen when we try to access
And second class is here -
Here we can see that the class is public but the data inside in protected
Output -
