Usage of static and final keyword
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Posted By:   Anonymous
Posted On:   Thursday, March 23, 2006 07:02 AM

If you use both static and final for a variable what will happen?

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Re: Usage of static and final keyword

Posted By:   WarnerJan_Veldhuis  
Posted On:   Thursday, March 23, 2006 08:00 AM

- static: the variable becomes a class variable, instead of an instance variable. This means all the instances share the same variable

- final: that variable cannot change:

final int i= 5;
i = 6; //<-- error

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