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it is a BUG

Posted by saddy on January 24, 2001 at 1:40 PM

private modifier works in some jvm although it should not, because it is a bug u can confirm it from sun's site
http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/bugParade/bugs/4252539.html
i think this should be enough to satisfy u
saddy
> hi guys
> plz tell me can u use private with main ? ?? ?
> if yes why ? ? ? ? ?
> why it is working with private ,without writing any access specifier and also with private .
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