Why is selectItem not public?

[surfer190]

void selectItem(int position) {

Why is this not public?

File: NavigationDrawerFragment.java Line: 147

[kanytu]

For the same reason google uses it as a private method: {sdk}\tools\templates\activities\NavigationDrawerActivity\root\src\app_package\NavigationDrawerFragment.java.ftl

Line 191:

private void selectItem(int position) {
    mCurrentSelectedPosition = position;
    if (mDrawerListView != null) {
        mDrawerListView.setItemChecked(position, true);
    }
    if (mDrawerLayout != null) {
        mDrawerLayout.closeDrawer(mFragmentContainerView);
    }
    if (mCallbacks != null) {
        mCallbacks.onNavigationDrawerItemSelected(position);
    }
}

However, just like any template, feel free to change it to public.