can we declare local inner class as private?

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No, local inner class cannot be declared as private or protected or public because local inner class is not associated with Object.

Example of local inner class

public class Main{ 
     private String website="826.a00.myftpupload.com";
     void show(){  
          class LocalInnerClass{  
               void display(){
                   System.out.println(website);
               }  
          }  
          LocalInnerClass localInnerClass = new LocalInnerClass();  
          localInnerClass.display();  
     }  
     public static void main(String args[]){  
      Main obj=new Main();  
      obj.show();  
     }  
}

Output

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Above of local inner class with public access specifier

public class Main{ 
     private String website="826.a00.myftpupload.com";
     void show(){  
          public class LocalInnerClass{  
               void display(){
                   System.out.println(website);
               }  
          }  
          LocalInnerClass localInnerClass = new LocalInnerClass();  
          localInnerClass.display();  
     }  
     public static void main(String args[]){  
      Main obj=new Main();  
      obj.show();  
     }  
}

Output

Main.java:4: error: illegal start of expression
          public class LocalInnerClass{  
          ^
1 error

Note: Same case will be for private and protected access specifiers.