Is protected member accessible from "same package non-subclass" in Java?

Question

I have known protected member is accessible only in its sub classes but some websites says that it's also accessible from same package non-subclasses.

Is it true?

java access modifier visibility chart

Can you share some code that illustrates the relationship between the classes that you're trying to do this with? — Julian, Apr 12 '18 at 17:19
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/215497/in-java-difference-between-package-private-public-protected-and-private — Arvind Katte, Apr 12 '18 at 17:31

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 12 '18 at 17:21

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Yep. They did that to make all the access modifiers logically "nested" in privacy.

answered Apr 12 '18 at 17:21

Judge Mental

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Could you be more specific about "logically nested in privacy"? – Ardent Coder Jun 07 '20 at 08:55
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swap the first two columns of your table and you will observe a strictly increasing collection of "yes" cases. – Judge Mental Jun 07 '20 at 15:33

Is protected member accessible from "same package non-subclass" in Java?

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