Separator Purpose

( )

Encloses arguments in methods definitions and calling; adjusts precedence in arithmetic expressions; surrounds cast kinds and delimits test expressions in flow control statements

{ }

describe blocks of code and automatically initializes arrays

[ ]

declares array kinds and dereferences array values

;

terminates statements

,

separates successive identifiers within variable declarations; chains statements within the test, expression of a for loop

.

Selects a field or methods from an object; separates package names from sub-package and class names

:

Used after loop labels