Good reasons to prohibit inheritance in Java?
What are good reasons to prohibit inheritance in Java, for example by using final classes or classes using a single, private parameterless constructor? … Read more
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Final arguments in interface methods – what’s the point?
In Java, it is perfectly legal to define final arguments in interface methods and do not obey that in the implementing class, e.g.: … Read more
Comparing strings with == which are declared final in Java
I have a simple question about strings in Java. The following segment of simple code just concatenates two strings and then compares them … Read more
Cannot refer to a non-final variable inside an inner class defined in a different method
Edited: I need to change the values of several variables as they run several times thorugh a timer. I need to keep updating … Read more
Should a “static final Logger” be declared in UPPER-CASE?
In Java, static final variables are constants and the convention is that they should be in upper-case. However, I have seen that most … Read more
private final static attribute vs private final attribute
In Java, what’s the difference between: private final static int NUMBER = 10; and private final int NUMBER = 10; Both are private … Read more
Difference between final and effectively final
I’m playing with lambdas in Java 8 and I came across warning local variables referenced from a lambda expression must be final or … Read more
What is the difference between the “const” and “final” keywords in Dart?
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Does use of final keyword in Java improve the performance?
In Java we see lots of places where the final keyword can be used but its use is uncommon. For example: String str … Read more
Why should I use the keyword “final” on a method parameter in Java?
I can’t understand where the final keyword is really handy when it is used on method parameters. If we exclude the usage of … Read more