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Java

Terry Chia
Terry Chia
636 Points
Posted by Terry Chia
Terry Chia
636 Points

Difference between public String and just String

Hi for the PezDispenser class, Craig uses public String getCharacterName which I don't understand why public is used because even when I removed public, I could still run Example.java and get the same result.

Also why can't we use String getcharacterName instead of getCharacterName? thanks.

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I didnt watched the video but i can answer few of ur questions.

you want to use the keyword public in order to make this variable accessible outside the class, if u don’t use this keyword u won’t have access to this variable outside the class and u won’t be able to use it.