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What are the access modifiers in Java, and what does each one control?

private restricts access to within the same class; default (no modifier) allows access within the same package; protected allows access within the package plus subclasses in other packages; public allows access from anywhere. Choosing the narrowest modifier that still works is the standard encapsulation practice.

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