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The effect of final on fields
The effect of final on fields
 
// : 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 = 12345};

  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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