Originally posted by Clarence Kirby:
ok, so what if it's not a static variable? Would I still not be able to initialize it in the constructor?
Have you tried? The compiler can probably give you even more reliable information than this forum (and faster, too)...
As far as I'm concerned, I think you would be able to do so (that is, initialize a final, non-static member variable in the constructor).
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