Are true and false keywords in java?

Java 8 Object Oriented Programming Programming

Keywords − Keywords in Java convey a special meaning to the compiler therefore, these cannot be used as identifiers. Java provides a set of 50 keywords.

abstract	continue	for	new	switch
assert	default	goto	package	synchronized
boolean	do	if	private	this
break	double	implements	protected	throw
byte	else	import	public	throws
case	enum	instanceof	return	transient
catch	extends	int	short	try
char	final	interface	static	void
class	finally	long	strictfp	volatile
const	float	native	super	while

Reserved words − Among the list of key words list mentioned above the key words goto and const are currently not in use. They are reserved words (for the future use).

The true false and null − True, false and null represents certain values in Java, they are used as literals. They are not considered as keywords.

Still, you cannot use them as identifiers in Java if you try to do so, a compile time error will be generated.

Example

public class Example {
   public static void main(String args[]) {
      int true = 20;
      int false = 30;
      float null = 23.6f;
   }
}

Output

Example.java:3: error: not a statement
   int true = 20;
   ^
Example.java:3: error: ';' expected
   int true = 20;
       ^
Example.java:4: error: not a statement
   int false = 30;
   ^
Example.java:4: error: ';' expected
   int false = 30;
       ^
Example.java:5: error: not a statement
   float null = 23.6f;
   ^
Example.java:5: error: ';' expected
   float null = 23.6f;
         ^
6 errors

Venkata Sai

Updated on 30-Jul-2019 22:30:26

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