What does public mean in java?

Answer 1

The keyword public is an access specifier. A variable or a method that is declared public is publicly accessible to any member of the project. Any class or method can freely access other public methods and variables of another class.

Answer 2

If I understand your question, you want to know why the main method in java:

public static void main(String[] args)

is public, this is because when your program runs, the Java interpreter looks for the information on the location of the main method, then it looks for and runs the main method, but since it isn't in any class, it can't access any private methods, and therefore, the main method must always be public.

I hope I answered your question,

Mike

Answer 3

no public is not data type its accessor which publicaly access the classes or method

Answer 4

public is an access modifier in Java that allows all classes and methods uncontrolled access to the class or the variable that is defined with the keyword public in their definition.