// reuse/FinalData.java // (c)2016 MindView LLC: see Copyright.txt // We make no guarantees that this code is fit for any purpose. // Visit http://mindviewinc.com/Books/OnJava/ for more book information. // The effect of final on fields import java.util.*; class Value { int i; // Package access public Value(int i) { this.i = i; } } public class FinalData { private static Random rand = new Random(47); private String id; public FinalData(String id) { this.id = id; } // Can be compile-time constants: private final int valueOne = 9; private static final int VALUE_TWO = 99; // Typical public constant: public static final int VALUE_THREE = 39; // Cannot be compile-time constants: private final int i4 = rand.nextInt(20); static final int INT_5 = rand.nextInt(20); private Value v1 = new Value(11); private final Value v2 = new Value(22); private static final Value VAL_3 = new Value(33); // Arrays: private final int[] a = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 }; @Override public String toString() { return id + ": " + "i4 = " + i4 + ", INT_5 = " + INT_5; } public static void main(String[] args) { FinalData fd1 = new FinalData("fd1"); //- fd1.valueOne++; // 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.VAL_3 = 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); } } /* Output: fd1: i4 = 15, INT_5 = 18 Creating new FinalData fd1: i4 = 15, INT_5 = 18 fd2: i4 = 13, INT_5 = 18 */