FAQ

[zarina mohammad]

what does this statement mean? i found it in the FAQ list of JavaRanch

Math class being an option for immutable classes

does it simply mean that Math class being a final class cannot be subclassed. i.e its immutable.?
can someone please elaborate the above quote.
thanks
zarina

[Corey McGlone]

Immutable means that, once an object is instatiated, it can't be changed. I'd say that the wrapper classes and String are better examples than Math. Math can't be instatiated at all so there isn't much sense in saying that it's immutable.
Just because a class is final, it isn't necessarily immutable, and vice-versa.
Corey