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Java Java Objects (Retired) Delivering the MVP Validation

Quinton Rivera
Quinton Rivera
5,177 Points
Posted by Quinton Rivera
Quinton Rivera
5,177 Points

What is the benefit of making a method private not sure I understand why you would have to do this

Thank you in advance

1 Answer

tobiaskrause
tobiaskrause
9,160 Points
tobiaskrause
tobiaskrause
9,160 Points

Its all about access control of the members... Oracle itself has an great article https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/javaOO/accesscontrol.html

Edit: This guy explains it in a not so complex but much more funnier way :) http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2954793/the-use-of-private-keyword