Top "Final" questions

final is a common keyword specifying that the reference declared as final cannot be modified once it is initialized.

Must all properties of an immutable object be final?

Must immutable objects have all properties be final? According to me not. But I don't know, whether I am right.

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Will Java Final variables have default values?

I have a program like this: class Test { final int x; { printX(); } Test() { System.out.println("const called"); } void printX() { …

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Comparing strings with == which are declared final in Java

I have a simple question about strings in Java. The following segment of simple code just concatenates two strings and …

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Modifying final fields in Java

Let's start with a simple test case: import java.lang.reflect.Field; public class Test { private final int primitiveInt = 42; private …

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How to test class using content resolver/provider?

I'm trying to test class that queries content resolver. I would like to use MockContentResolver and mock query method. The …

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Why private method can not be final as well?

Is it redundant to add private and final to a same method? class SomeClass { //--snip-- private final void doStuff() { // private …

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Is final ill-defined?

First, a puzzle: What does the following code print? public class RecursiveStatic { public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.…

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Final keyword in method signatures

Possible Duplicate: Final arguments in interface methods - what’s the point? While trying to experiment a few things, I've …

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Scala final vs val for concurrency visibility

In Java, when using an object across multiple threads (and in general), it is good practice to make fields final. …

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Is there any way to declare final fields for Hibernate-managed objects?

I'm just getting started with Hibernate, and all the examples I'm seeing so far look pretty much like the tutorial …

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