What Modifiers May be Used with a Top-Level Class

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A top-level class may be public, abstract, or final.

In Java, a top-level class can have the following modifiers:

  1. public: The class is accessible to any other class.
  2. (no modifier): If no modifier is specified, the class is only accessible within the same package. This is sometimes referred to as having package-private access.

It’s important to note that the abstract and final modifiers are not allowed at the top level for classes. Additionally, the private modifier is not allowed for top-level classes. These modifiers have specific use cases with inner classes or other elements in Java, but they are not applicable to top-level classes.