//: FinalData.java ////////////////////////////////////////////////// // Copyright (c) Bruce Eckel, 1998 // Source code file from the book "Thinking in Java" // All rights reserved EXCEPT as allowed by the // following statements: You can freely use this file // for your own work (personal or commercial), // including modifications and distribution in // executable form only. Permission is granted to use // this file in classroom situations, including its // use in presentation materials, as long as the book // "Thinking in Java" is cited as the source. // Except in classroom situations, you cannot copy // and distribute this code; instead, the sole // distribution point is http://www.BruceEckel.com // (and official mirror sites) where it is // freely available. You cannot remove this // copyright and notice. You cannot distribute // modified versions of the source code in this // package. You cannot use this file in printed // media without the express permission of the // author. Bruce Eckel makes no representation about // the suitability of this software for any purpose. // It is provided "as is" without express or implied // warranty of any kind, including any implied // warranty of merchantability, fitness for a // particular purpose or non-infringement. The entire // risk as to the quality and performance of the // software is with you. Bruce Eckel and the // publisher shall not be liable for any damages // suffered by you or any third party as a result of // using or distributing software. In no event will // Bruce Eckel or the publisher be liable for any // lost revenue, profit, or data, or for direct, // indirect, special, consequential, incidental, or // punitive damages, however caused and regardless of // the theory of liability, arising out of the use of // or inability to use software, even if Bruce Eckel // and the publisher have been advised of the // possibility of such damages. Should the software // prove defective, you assume the cost of all // necessary servicing, repair, or correction. If you // think you've found an error, please email all // modified files with clearly commented changes to: // Bruce@EckelObjects.com. (Please use the same // address for non-code errors found in the book.) ///////////////////////////////////////////////// // The effect of final on fields class Value { int i = 1; } public class FinalData { // Can be compile-time constants final int i1 = 9; static final int I2 = 99; // Typical public constant: public static final int I3 = 39; // Cannot be compile-time constants: final int i4 = (int)(Math.random()*20); static final int i5 = (int)(Math.random()*20); Value v1 = new Value(); final Value v2 = new Value(); static final Value v3 = new Value(); //! final Value v4; // Pre-Java 1.1 Error: // no initializer // Arrays: final int[] a = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 }; public void print(String id) { System.out.println( id + ": " + "i4 = " + i4 + ", i5 = " + i5); } public static void main(String[] args) { FinalData fd1 = new FinalData(); //! fd1.i1++; // Error: can't change value fd1.v2.i++; // Object isn't constant! fd1.v1 = new Value(); // OK -- not final for(int i = 0; i < fd1.a.length; i++) fd1.a[i]++; // Object isn't constant! //! fd1.v2 = new Value(); // Error: Can't //! fd1.v3 = new Value(); // change handle //! fd1.a = new int[3]; fd1.print("fd1"); System.out.println("Creating new FinalData"); FinalData fd2 = new FinalData(); fd1.print("fd1"); fd2.print("fd2"); } } ///:~