private access modifiers in java

A Java private keyword is an access modifier. It can be assigned to variables, methods, and inner classes.
It indicate the variable, method may be accessed only in the class in which it is declared.

/**
 * @author lautturi.com 
 * Java example: private access modifiers in java
 */

import java.util.*;

class Employee {
    private String name = "lau tturi";
}

public class Lautturi {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		Employee emp = new Employee();
		System.out.println(emp.name); // Error: The field Employee.name is not visible
	}
}