The Java™ Tutorial Fourth Edition: A Short Course on the Basics

Appendix A. Java Language Keywords

TABLE A.1 contains a list of keywords in the Java language. You cannot use any of the following as identifiers in your programs. The keywords const and goto are reserved, even though they are not currently used. true, false, and null might seem like keywords, but they are actually literals; you cannot use them as identifiers in your programs.

Table A.1. Java Language 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	whilex
[***] added in 1.4 [*] not used ...