About Question com.enthuware.ets.scjp.v6.2.652 :

[ETS User]

Which of these are not legal declarations within a class?

Explanation:
'static' and 'final' are valid modifiers for both 'variable' and 'method' declarations within a class.
'transient' and 'volatile' modifiers are only valid for 'variables'.
'abstract' and 'native' are only valid for 'methods'.
Note: a class can have only have 'final', 'abstract' and 'public' as modifiers.

By 'variable' and 'variables' are you referring to instance variables, as opposed to local variables?

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Thank you

[admin]

Yes, the explanation has been updated to:
'static' and 'final' are valid modifiers for both member field and method declarations within a class.
'transient' and 'volatile' modifiers are only valid for member field declarations.
'abstract' and 'native' are only valid for member methods.

Note: a class declaration can have only have 'final', 'abstract' and 'public' as modifiers.
Within a method, a local variable may be declared as final.


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HTH,
Paul.

[Guest]

'static' and 'final' are valid modifiers for both member field and method declarations within a class.

OK. Thank you. So by "member field" are you referring to an instance variable that is defined within a class, but outside a method (non local)?

[admin]

Yes.

[Guest]

A class can also have strictfp as the modifier?