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Protected modifier

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package com.mypackage;

public class A {
    protected A(){
        //protected constructor
    }
}

package com.anotherpackage;

import com.mypackage.A;

public class B {
    private A a = new A();
}

Why does this code produce a compilation error?

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Constructors cannot be protected.

The object of A should also be protected when instantiating from another package.

There's no access to the protected constructor from another package.

It doesn't produce a compilation error

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