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The effect of final on fields
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// : c06:FinalData.java
// The effect of final on fields.
// From 'Thinking in Java, 3rd ed.' (c) Bruce Eckel 2002
// www.BruceEckel.com. See copyright notice in CopyRight.txt.
import java.util.Random;
class Value {
int i; // Package access
public Value(int i) {
this.i = i;
}
}
public class FinalData {
private static Random rand = new Random();
private String id;
public FinalData(String id) {
this.id = id;
}
// Can be compile-time constants:
private final int VAL_ONE = 9;
private static final int VAL_TWO = 99;
// Typical public constant:
public static final int VAL_THREE = 39;
// Cannot be compile-time constants:
private final int i4 = rand.nextInt(20);
static final int i5 = rand.nextInt(20);
private Value v1 = new Value(11);
private final Value v2 = new Value(22);
private static final Value v3 = new Value(33);
// Arrays:
private final int[] a = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 };
public String toString() {
return id + ": " + "i4 = " + i4 + ", i5 = " + i5;
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
FinalData fd1 = new FinalData("fd1");
//! fd1.VAL_ONE++; // Error: can't change value
fd1.v2.i++; // Object isn't constant!
fd1.v1 = new Value(9); // OK -- not final
for (int i = 0; i < fd1.a.length; i++)
fd1.a[i]++; // Object isn't constant!
//! fd1.v2 = new Value(0); // Error: Can't
//! fd1.v3 = new Value(1); // change reference
//! fd1.a = new int[3];
System.out.println(fd1);
System.out.println("Creating new FinalData");
FinalData fd2 = new FinalData("fd2");
System.out.println(fd1);
System.out.println(fd2);
}
} ///:~
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