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protected void

Hello, i notice inside of the class, before the code "public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu" instead having in my code "public void" it appears "protected void", what is the difference beetween them and is it ok having "protected void" instead "public void"

3 Answers

Aaron Arkie
Aaron Arkie
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You can always change it to protected like the video.

Thanks Aaron, This herpes a lot ;-) cheers