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A Java constructor that has a higher level of access than its class

The Java specification allows a class with default access to have public access to the constructor, what is its purpose since it cannot be referenced outside its package?

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I wanted to make this a comment, but since code tags are not allowed in the comments ....

Regarding your comment on CristopheDs answer:

package bob;

class MySuperHiddenClass {

  public MySuperHiddenClass() {
        System.out.println("bob");
  }
}

and

package bob;
public class MyPublicClass extends MySuperHiddenClass {

}

No constructor has been declared in MyPublicClass, but you can still call the new MyPublicClass from any package.

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If you ask why you might have constructors public: this is because you can, for example, call them explicitly (or implicitly) when extending the base class.

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