Aside from Permitting Inheritance, the Visibility Modifier Protected Is Also

question 24

Multiple Choice

Aside from permitting inheritance, the visibility modifier protected is also used to

• A) permit access to the protected item by any class defined in the same package
• B) permit access to the protected item by any static class
• C) permit access to the protected item by any parent class
• D) ensure that the class cannot throw a NullPointException
• E) define abstract elements of an interface

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