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    What is the use of final keyword


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    Default Re: Use of final keyword

    What do you think? What did google tell you? What happened when you wrote a program to test your assumptions?
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    Default Re: Use of final keyword

    final keyword is used to make an object immutable. For more info, google....

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    Default Re: Use of final keyword

    final keyword is used to make an object immutable
    No. It's the variable that can't be changed. There is no restriction on the object a variable refers to.
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    Quote Originally Posted by prasanthnms View Post
    final keyword is used to make an object immutable. For more info, google....
    That's wrong, the final keyword means that you can't reassign the variable. In case of methods, means that you can't override it. In case of Classes, means that you can't extend it.
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    Hi vilkas,

    You can find some good examples about final keyword here.

    Hope this helps.

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