Java Separators
In Java, there are a few characters that are used as separators. The most commonly used
separator in Java is the semicolon. As you have seen, it is used to terminate statements.
| Symbol | Name | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| () | Parentheses | Used to contain lists of parameters in method definition and invocation.Also used for defining precedence in expressions, containing expressions in control statements, and surrounding cast types. |
| {} | Braces | Used to contain the values of automatically initialized arrays. Also used to define a block of code, for classes, methods, and local scopes. |
| [] | Brackets | Used to declare array types. Also used when dereferencing array values. |
| ; | Semicolon | Terminates statements. |
| , | Comma | Separates consecutive identifiers in a variable declaration. Also used to chain statements together inside a for statement. |
| . | Period | Used to separate package names from subpackages and classes. Also used to separate a variable or method from a reference variable. |
