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final ... ah yes, the old final. Just remember that final is a signal to the compiler that it can perform certain optimizations on your code. This includes inl

by tezza 17y ago

final ... ah yes, the old final. Just remember that final is a signal to the compiler that it can perform certain optimizations on your code. This includes inlining the value. So if you use public static final KEY="value1"; you can get inconsistent class files if you change the value, the copy classes that use KEY 'variable' across selectively. This is most ant webapp and J2EE compiling workflows.

gdp 17y ago
That sounds like really broken compiler or build script behaviour, rather than something intrinsically wrong with the use of final.
- tezza 17y ago
  When the compiler sees a final method call it can (at its discretion) skip the normal approach of inserting code http://www.codeguru.com/java/tij/tij0071.shtml http://www.codeguru.com/java/tij/tij0071.shtml
  - sovande 17y ago
    A final method is different from a final variable