[Chapter 13] 13.5 Reserved Words
Author: David Flanagan
Date: Thu Jul 31 16:01:05 1997

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| Chapter 13 Java Syntax |

## 13.5 Reserved Words

Table 13.6 lists reserved words in Java. These are keywords or `boolean` literal values. Note that `byvalue`, `cast`, `const`, `future`, `generic`, `goto`, `inner`, `operator`, `outer`, `rest`, and `var` are reserved by Java but currently unused.

Table 13.6: Java Reserved Words
abstract | default | goto | operator | synchronized
boolean | do | if | outer | this
break | double | implements | package | throw
byte | else | import | private | throws
byvalue | extends | inner | protected | transient
case | false | instanceof | public | true
cast | final | int | rest | try
catch | finally | interface | return | var
char | float | long | short | void
class | for | native | static | volatile
const | future | new | super | while
continue | generic | null | switch |

### Reserved Method Names

Table 13.7 lists the method names of the `Object` class. Strictly speaking, these method names are not reserved, but since the methods are inherited by every class, they should not be used as the name of a method, except when intentionally overriding an `Object` method.

Table 13.7: Reserved Method Names
clone | getClass | notifyAll
equals | hashCode | toString
finalize | notify | wait

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