What does it mean when you declare a variable like int as"protected"?

Question

does it mean the same as private...

Answer 1

thanks!

Answer 2

protected means only inheritance class of mother class and mother class itself can access and modified it.

Answer 3

Variables, methods, and constructors, which are declared protected can be accessed only by the subclasses in other package or any class within the package of the protected members' class.

Answer 4

Protected means visible from subclasses and from classes of the same package.

Answer 5

Absolutelly not. Private means visible only from the class itself, not from subclasses or package classes.