This is the reference section for the reserved words that are used in the Java programming language.

Symbol	Description	Links
abstract	designates classes that are not instantiated
assert	used to test that a condition is true
boolean	a primitive logical data type
break	used to exit a loop or switch
byte	a primitive byte-length integer data type
case	designates a branch of a switch statement
catch	used to create an exception handler branch
char	a primitive 2 byte-length character data type
class	designates a programmer-defined data type
const	not used
continue	jump to the end of the loop
default	designates the default branch of a switch statement
do	designates the beginning of a do-while loop
double	a primitive 8 byte-length floating-point data type
else	designates the remaining branch of an if statement
enum	used to defined an enumerated type
extends	designates that class inherits another class
false	one of the two boolean literal values
final	designates that a class cannot be inherited, a method cannot be overridden, or a variable value cannot be changed
finally	designates a default handler for all branches of an exception handler
float	a primitive 4 byte-length floating-point data type
for	designates the beginning of a for-loop
goto	not used
if	designates the beginning of a conditional statement
implements	designates that a class inherits an interface
import	allows a classes from another package to be used
instanceof	used to test whether an object is an instance of a particular class
int	a primitive 4 byte-length integer data type
interface	designates a programmer-defined set of methods
long	a primitive 8 byte-length integer data type
native	designates a native method that must be linked
new	designates a dynamic memory allocation
null	a constant, literal object value that indicates no object
package	used to group a set of related code
private	the tightest access specifier
protected	the medium access specifier
public	the loosest access specifier
return	used to exit the execution of a function
short	a primitive 2 byte-length integer data type
static	designates a class method or variable
strictfp	designates that floating-point computations must be truncated
super	refers it the immediate inherited class
switch	designates the start of a branching statement
sychronized	designates a method that can only be accessed by one thread at a time
this	used by an object to refer to itself
throw	used to signal an exception condition
throws	specifies conditions that must be handled when the function is called
transient	an instance variable that does not affect the state of an object
true	one of the two boolean literal values
try	designates a tested section of an exception handling block
void	designates that there is to be no data type used
volatile	designates that a variable may be changed unexpectedly
while	designates the testing condition of a while or do-while loop