Name: rm29839 Date: 12/11/97


The language spec states the following:
8.4.3 Method Modifiers

     MethodModifiers:

             MethodModifier

             MethodModifiers MethodModifier

     MethodModifier: one of

             public protected private

             abstract static final synchronized native

The access modifiers public, protected, and private are discussed in §6.6. A compile-time error occurs if the same modifier appears more than
once in a method declaration, or if a method declaration has more than one of the access modifiers public, protected, and private. A
compile-time error occurs if a method declaration that contains the keyword abstract also contains any one of the keywords private, static,
final, native, or synchronized.

If two or more method modifiers appear in a method declaration, it is customary, though not required, that they appear in the order consistent with that
shown above in the production for MethodModifier.

JDK1.1.5 will accept a method that has abstract and one of the other modifications
i.e, it doesn't meet the lang. spec

This code compiles without error on 114 and 115
public abstract class Modifier{

  public static void main(String [] args){

    System.out.println("This is the Main Method...");


  }


 private final abstract void doesItWork();
    //abstract method
  
}

(Review ID: 21762)
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