default access modifier

[vishnugch]

default class Base
{
void me()
{
System.out.println("I am in Base");
}}
public class Declare extends Base
{

public static void main(String[] args)
{
System.out.println("Hello World!");
Base b1=new Declare();
b1.me();
}
}

when i execute this on my system with jdk1.6 i am encountered with an error at compile time asking for an Interface or class or an enum .
please provide me why this happens with "default".

Thanx in advance

[dlorde]

'default' is not valid in a class declaration - it is only used in a 'switch' statement.

Why did you use it there?