final variables can be manipulated ...found this in SCWCD book by Bert!

[Swagato Bhatta]

Ok! This question is not specific to Servlets . However, I came across this while reading the SCWCD book by Bert....

It states that final variable in Java can be manipulated.....

Can you give me an example. I always thought that final means dead end. I mean that is it! It can not be changed as long as the scope of the varibale remains. When the scope dies, the GC might come in and destroy the variable. Now I know that it can be manipulated. I learn better with siimple small code.. PleasE?

[Ankur Jain Kothari]

what page did you find this?

[Swagato Bhatta]

Ankur Jain Kothari wrote:what page did you find this?

page 202... of 1st edition!

[Ankur Jain Kothari]

then which topic?i have 2nd edition

[Swagato Bhatta]

Ankur Jain Kothari wrote:then which topic?i have 2nd edition

in 2nd edition it is on page 204....

[Ankit Garg]

Can you quote the exact statement?? Maybe you interpreted it wrong...

[Swagato Bhatta]

Ankit Garg wrote:Can you quote the exact statement?? Maybe you interpreted it wrong...

I think I might have interpreted it wrong.. ANyhow, I just put up an image with the statement there.. Please check! Thanks :-)

[Harpreet Singh janda]

Final variable can be changed, if you are talking about the variables of any object type.
Means we can change the members of that final variable but we can not change the reference.

For example suppose we have below class:

 class test{
           public int i = 3;
}   

and we have declared it final as:

  final test t = new test();  

Even this variable is final but still be can change the value of variable i like

  t.i = 7;  

but we can not change the reference like:

  t = new test();  

means we can not reassign the object.

Final means we can not change the value of the variable and in case of object variable this value is always a reference to an object on heap. So here we can not change the reference but still it is legal to change the underlying variable states.

[vinayak chobe]

I think it means that If a final variable holds a reference to an object then state of the object may be changed but the variable will always refer to the same object

[Swagato Bhatta]

Harpreet Singh janda wrote:Final variable can be changed, if you are talking about the variables of any object type.
Means we can change the members of that final variable but we can not change the reference.

For example suppose we have below class:

 class test{
           public int i = 3;
}   

and we have declared it final as:

  final test t = new test();  

Even this variable is final but still be can change the value of variable i like

  t.i = 7;  

but we can not change the reference like:

  t = new test();  

means we can not reassign the object.

Final means we can not change the value of the variable and in case of object variable this value is always a reference to an object on heap. So here we can not change the reference but still it is legal to change the underlying variable states.

Honestly! I never thought this deep! Wow! Thanks

[Harpreet Singh janda]

Yes, vinayak chobe you are right.

[Jayant Kaushal]

Java is such an amazing language.
Anything is possible,You just have to find a way.
Nice post guys. Enjoyed reading.
Keep it up.