Java: protected methods not accessed in different class of different package when I used extends keyword to achieve multiple inheritance

Question

I Have following two classes: Test.java

package com.test.app;

public class Test {

    public int a=10;
    protected void testFunc() {
        // TODO Auto-gen         


        

Answer 1

The Test#testFunc() method is only accessible for sub-classes (like Main) and for classes in the same package (com.test.app).

This is why the statement

main.testFunc();

compiles fine (because Main is a sub-class of Test and it's allowed to call testFunc()).

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This statement, however

test.testFunc();

doesn't compile, because the package where the Main class is located is not com.test.app, but com.test.main.

More info:

• Difference between public, default, protected, and private