Top "Final" questions

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

Why can final object be modified?

I came across the following code in a code base I am working on: public final class ConfigurationService { private static …

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Can a static method be overridden in C#?

I was told that static methods are implicitly final and therefore can't be overridden. Is that true? Can someone give …

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Cannot reference "X" before supertype constructor has been called, where x is a final variable

Consider the following Java class declaration: public class Test { private final int defaultValue = 10; private int var; public Test() { this(defaultValue); // &…

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Does it make sense to define a final String in Java?

Possible Duplicate: String and Final From http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html I can read …

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local variable is accessed within inner class (java)

I got two errors after I compiled my code. The errors are: 1. local variable input is accessed within inner class; …

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Making java method arguments as final

What difference that final makes between the code below. Is there any advantage in declaring the arguments as final. public …

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Final variable manipulation in Java

Could anyone please tell me what is the meaning of the following line in context of Java: final variable can …

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When should one use final for method parameters and local variables?

I've found a couple of references (for example) that suggest using final as much as possible and I'm wondering how …

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Changing private final fields via reflection

class WithPrivateFinalField { private final String s = "I’m totally safe"; public String toString() { return "s = " + s; } } WithPrivateFinalField pf = new WithPrivateFinalField(); …

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