Default access modifier in Interface

Question

public interface Inter
     protected void print();
}Doesn't compile. Error Message is Modifier protected not allowed here.
public interface Inter
void print();
above code compiles fine. I was thinking since default access is more resctricted than protected it should not have been compiled either.
am i wrong??

Answer 1

Try implementing an interface with an access other than public in a different package.Your wish is my desire! Voila, p1.a is not a public interface and p2.c still implements it circumventing the impossiblity to directly use the "implements" keyword.
package p1;
interface a {
void doit();
package p1;
public class b implements a {
        public void doit() {
package p2;
public class c extends p1.b {
package p1;
public class d {
        public static void main(String a[]) {
                Object o = new p2.c();
                if (o instanceof a) {
                        System.out.println("A miracle! "
                                + o.getClass().getName()
                                + " implements "
                                + a.class.getName()
}$ javac -d . *.java
$ java p1.d
A miracle! p2.c implements p1.a